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单词 absinthine
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Definition of absinthine in English:

absinthine

adjective əbˈsɪnθʌɪnabˈsɪnθʌɪn
rare
  • Having the characteristics of wormwood; bitter, harsh.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881), author, biographer, and historian. Originally from absinth or its ultimate etymon classical Latin absinthium absinthium + -ine. In later use also from absinthe + -ine.

Definition of absinthine in US English:

absinthine

adjective
rare
  • Having the characteristics of wormwood; bitter, harsh.

Origin

Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881), author, biographer, and historian. Originally from absinth or its ultimate etymon classical Latin absinthium absinthium + -ine. In later use also from absinthe + -ine.

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