Aperitive

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of aperient.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Tending to open the bowels; aperient.
  2. 2
    Serving as an apéritif: a pre-meal alcoholic drink.

    "She was looking, while so occupied, at the German group engaged in the garden, near by, with aperitive beer and disputation...."

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aperient

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"She was looking, while so occupied, at the German group engaged in the garden, near by, with aperitive beer and disputation...."

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin aperitivus, from Late Latin apertivus, from Latin aperio. Doublet of apéritif, from French.

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