What does potation mean?
Definitions for potation
poʊˈteɪ ʃənpota·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
draft, draught, potation, tipplenoun
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
"they served beer on draft"
potationnoun
the act of drinking (especially an alcoholic drink)
Wiktionary
potationnoun
The act of drinking.
potationnoun
A drink, especially of an alcoholic beverage.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Potationnoun
Drinking bout; draught.
Etymology: potatio, Lat.
Roderigo,
Whom love hath turned almost the wrong side out
To Desdemona, hath to night carouz’d
Potations pottle deep. William Shakespeare, Othello.If I had a thousand sons, the first human principle I would teach them, should be to forswear thin potations, and to addict themselves to sack. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.
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potation
Potation is a formal or old-fashioned term referring to the act of drinking alcohol or the alcoholic beverage that is being drunk. It originates from the Latin word "potare" which means to drink.
Webster Dictionary
Potationnoun
the act of drinking
Potationnoun
a draught
Potationnoun
drink; beverage
Etymology: [L. potatio, fr. potare. See Potable.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Potation
pō-tā′shun, n. act of drinking: a draught: the liquor drunk.—n. Potā′tor, a drinker.—adj. Pō′tātory. [L. potatio—pōtāre, -ātum, to drink.]
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optation
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of potation in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of potation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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