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oenomaniac

oenomaniac noun: one who is affected by oenomania, a morbid desire for wine; an alcoholic.

Noun

oenomaniac (plural oenomaniacs)

  1. (rare) One who is affected by oenomania, a morbid desire for wine; an alcoholic.
    • It was Erskine Blight-Purley, war hero, Francophile, bibliophile, oenomaniac, and lecher of long standing and renown.1979, [title?], quoted in Best Sellers: From the U.S. Government Printing Office
    • An oenophile does not become of professional concern to physicians until he becomes an oenomaniac, that is, one who is overly wild about wine.2003, William S. Haubrich, Medical Meanings: A Glossary of Word Origins, →ISBN, page 162

Forms of oenomaniac

pluraloenomaniacs
alternative formœnomaniac

Origin of oenomaniac

Fro oeno- + -maniac.

Words that rhyme with oenomaniac

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Questions about oenomaniac

What does oenomaniac mean?
Oenomaniac means one who is affected by oenomania, a morbid desire for wine; an alcoholic.
What part of speech is oenomaniac?
Oenomaniac is a noun.
What is the plural of oenomaniac?
The plural of oenomaniac is oenomaniacs.

Words near oenomaniac in the dictionary

  1. oenologue
  2. oenologues
  3. oenology
  4. oenomancy
  5. oenomania
  6. oenomaniac
  7. oenomaniacs
  8. Oenomaus
  9. oenomel
  10. oenometer
  11. oenometers

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