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Definition of Potomania
1. Noun. An intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess.
Definition of Potomania
1. Noun. An intense and persistent desire to drink excessive amounts of alcoholic beverages. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Potomania
Literary usage of Potomania
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Woman in the Pulpit by Frances Elizabeth Willard (1888)
"... in the third century, even to the time of Constantine, all sorts and ranks of
men had these gifts; yea, and women too.' " Eusebius speaks of potomania ..."
2. The Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica: A Record of the Positive Effects of by Timothy Field Allen (1879)
"Four hours later had passed 4 ounces of highly-colored urine; blue line distinct
along edge of gums ; greatly prostrated ; vigilant; delirious (potomania? ..."
3. Literary News by L. Pylodet, Augusta Harriet (Garrigue) Leypoldt (1899)
"The material for this history was collected while the author was master of the
English school at Tien-Tsin. Omitting Persia, Mes- potomania, Arabia, Syria, ..."
4. Lippincott's Medical dictionary: A Complete Vocabulary of the Terms Used in by Ryland W. Greene, Joseph Thomas (1906)
"potomania (pd-to-m^'ni-a). [L. pota're to drink -(-Gr. pavia madness.] Drink-madness;
delirium tremens. ere, roots, gums,"etc., either mixed together dry or ..."
5. Student's pocket medical lexicon by Elias Longley (1881)
"potomania, Po-to-md-ni-a; delirium tremens. Pot-Pourri, Pot-Ptu-ri; a mixture of
fragrant plants, flowers and roots. ..."
6. Rivista di clinica pediatrica (1906)
"III. Diversa (9 casi): Sollevamento della spalla (3), contratture congenite (2),
altre malformazioni (4). Cavalieri. CH. ACHARD e L. HAMOND. potomania in un ..."
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