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Dictionary: tee·to·tal   ('tōt'l) pronunciation
 
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages.
  2. Total; absolute.

[Probably partly TEE1 (pronunciation of the first letter in TOTAL) + total (abstinence), and partly reduplication of TOTAL.]

teetotally tee·to'tal·ly adv.
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Total abstinence from alcohol, advocated by Richard Turner in a speech in Preston (Lancs) in 1833; he stammered over the word ‘total’.

 
WordNet: teetotal
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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: practice teetotalism and abstain from the consuymption of alcoholic beverages


The adjective teetotal has one meaning:

Meaning #1: practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; I happen to be teetotal"
  Synonym: dry


 
Translations: Teetotal
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - afholds-, komplet, total

Nederlands (Dutch)
geheelonthouders-

Français (French)
adj. - qui ne boit jamais d'alcool

Deutsch (German)
adj. - abstinent lebend, Abstinenzler-

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αντιαλκοολικός

Italiano (Italian)
astemio

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - abstinente, completo

Русский (Russian)
(разг.) полный, совершенный, непьющий, трезвый, воздержанный в употреблении алкоголя

Español (Spanish)
adj. - abstemio, total, completo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - nykterhets-, fullständig (am. fam.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
绝对禁酒的, 绝对的, 完全的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 絕對禁酒的, 絕對的, 完全的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 절대 금주의, 절대로 ~인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 絶対禁酒の, 全くの
v. - 絶対禁酒を実行する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ممتنع أمتناعا تاما عن ألمسكرات‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתנזר ממשקאות חריפים‬


 
 

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