noun
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a potent green alcoholic drink, technically a gin, originally having high wormwood content
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another name for wormwood
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of absinthe
1605–15; < French < Latin absinthium wormwood < Greek apsínthion
Example Sentences
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In the absence of absinthe, quite a few anise-based spirits that didn't contain wormwood grew in popularity, but never quite hit the mass appeal of absinthe.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2023
Gnista, a line of nonalcoholic spirits produced in Sweden, instead uses wormwood, which is more commonly associated with absinthe and vermouth.
From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2020
Baz Luhrmann's 2001 jukebox musical was the film equivalent of absinthe, mind-alteringly great for some, queasily awful for others.
From BBC • Jul. 26, 2019
These days, the books are stashed in a closet, and the visible artifacts in the apartment are homages to anime, absinthe, bodybuilding, and John Waters.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 20, 2018
Isobel hesitates, glancing around at the clientele, a mostly bohemian crowd sipping absinthe and arguing about art.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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