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Definition of absinthe noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

absinthe

noun

/ˈæbsɪnθ/

/ˈæbsɪnθ/

[uncountable, countable]

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a very strong green alcoholic drink that tastes of aniseedTopics Drinksc2
Word Originlate Middle English: from French absinthe, via Latin from Greek apsinthion ‘wormwood’.

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