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AQUA VITAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does aqua vitae mean?
• AQUA VITAE (noun)
The noun AQUA VITAE has 1 sense:
1. strong distilled liquor or brandy
Familiarity information: AQUA VITAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Strong distilled liquor or brandy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
aqua vitae; ardent spirits
Hypernyms ("aqua vitae" is a kind of...):
booze; hard drink; hard liquor; John Barleycorn; liquor; spirits; strong drink (an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented)
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