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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Mead, especially one of low alcohol content. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin hydromel, hydromeli, from hydro- (from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”)) + mel (“honey”).

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