"ebriety" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪˈbɹaɪ.ɪt.i/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: ebrieties [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪɪti Etymology: From French ébriété (“drunkenness”), from Latin ēbrietātem, from ēbrius (“drunk”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|ébriété|t=drunkenness}} French ébriété (“drunkenness”), {{uder|en|la|ebriatatem|ēbrietātem}} Latin ēbrietātem Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ebriety (countable and uncountable, plural ebrieties)
  1. (uncountable) The state of intoxication, drunkenness. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-ebriety-en-noun-detuQQ82
  2. (countable, obsolete) An instance of being drunk. Tags: countable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-ebriety-en-noun-QAczdtaL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: inebriety

Inflected forms

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