Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spirit of wine

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.46 in modern English

Syllables: spir-it of wine
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Aqua vitae prepared by distilling wine.

noun

Brandy that has been repeatedly distilled.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English spirit of wyn, calque of Latin spiritus vini.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: spirit of wyn

Questions

What does spirit of wine mean?: Aqua vitae prepared by distilling wine.
Where does spirit of wine come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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