n.
An insatiable craving for alcoholic beverages.
[Greek dipsa, thirst + -MANIA.]
dipsomaniac dip'so·ma'ni·ac (-ăk') adj. & n.dipsomaniacal dip'so·ma·ni'a·cal (-mə-nī'ə-kəl) adj.
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