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Hard liquor

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of liquor (strict sense): a beverage that has been distilled to give it a high alcohol content (high proof, high ABV). countable, uncountable

    "Various hard liquors have become cultural touchstones, as bourbon in Kentucky, vodka in Russia, and baijiu in China."

  2. 2
    an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented wordnet

Etymology

Clarification of the intended sense of liquor, which originally had a wider sense of application to many liquids and remains polysemous regarding distilled alcoholic drinks versus nondistilled ones (such as beer and wine).

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