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vinum

[ vahy-nuhm, vee- ]

/ ˈvaɪ nəm, ˈvi- /

noun

(in prescriptions) a solution of a medicinal substance in wine.

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To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.

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Origin of vinum

From the Latin word vīnumwine

Words nearby vinum

vintager, vintage wine, vintage year, vintner, Vinton, vinum, viny, vinyl, vinyl acetate, vinylacetylene, vinyl alcohol

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Example sentences from the Web for vinum

Good home-brewed beer has been styled by some vinum Britannicum, and by others liquid bread.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various
In vino veritas, said the ancients; and the principle holds good where there is no vinum, but only mild casserie.
Green Mansions|W. H. Hudson
Another ending is “Vinum scriptori reddatur de meliori” (“Let wine of the best be given to the writer”).
Illuminated Manuscripts|John W. Bradley
For what saith the text, 'Vinum laetificat cor hominis'; and again, 'Rex delectabitur pulchritudine tua'.
Ivanhoe|Walter Scott

His auditis, nautae gavisi sunt, filioque regis adulantes, vinum ab eo ad bibendum postulaverunt.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor

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