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spirit of wine

spirit of wine noun: aqua vitae prepared by distilling wine.

Noun

spirit of wine

  1. Aqua vitae prepared by distilling wine.
  2. Brandy that has been repeatedly distilled.

Origin of spirit of wine

Inherited from Middle English spirit of wyn, calque of Latin spiritus vini.

Questions about spirit of wine

What does spirit of wine mean?
Spirit of wine means aqua vitae prepared by distilling wine.
What part of speech is spirit of wine?
Spirit of wine is a noun.

Words near spirit of wine in the dictionary

  1. Spirit of the Lord
  2. Spirit of Truth
  3. spirit of turpentine
  4. Spirit of Verity
  5. spirit of vitriol
  6. spirit of wine
  7. spirit off
  8. spirit path
  9. spirit paths
  10. spirit photographer
  11. spirit photographers

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