oenomania

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Morbid desire for wine; dipsomania; alcoholism.

Word forms

oenomania enomania œnomania oinomania

Etymology

From oeno- + -mania, from Ancient Greek: οἶνος (oînos, “wine”) combined with μανία (manía, “insanity”).

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