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单词 acratism
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acratismn.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀκράτισμα.
Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀκράτισμα breakfast < ἀκρατίζεσθαι to drink neat wine, i.e. to eat breakfast, as this consisted of bread dipped in wine ( < ἄκρατος (of wine) neat (see acrasia n.) + -ίζεσθαι -ize suffix) + -μα , suffix forming nouns (see -oma comb. form): compare -ism suffix.
Obsolete.
In ancient Greek contexts: a breakfast of bread dipped in wine.
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1804 R. Dagley Gems 44 Athenaeus describes, in his first book, a repast taken in the morning, called Acratism, consisting of bread dipped in the Acratos, or pure wine.
1805 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 20 34 An acratism was the old name for a whet, or cordial.
1853 A. Soyer Pantropheon xxix. 342 More than one respectable Greek of good family, following the example of Ulysses, who prepared his breakfast at sun-rise, had the acratism brought so soon as the crowing of the cock announced the return of day.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2021).
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