"aqua vitae" meaning in Latin

See aqua vitae in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈa.kʷa ˈu̯iː.tae̯/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈäkʷä ˈu̯iːt̪äe̯] [Classical-Latin], /ˈa.kwa ˈvi.te/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈäːkwä ˈviːt̪e] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From aqua (“water”) + vītae (“of life”). Head templates: {{la-noun|aqua<1.sg> vītae}} aqua vītae f sg (genitive aquae vītae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|aqua<1.sg> vītae}} Forms: aqua vītae [canonical, feminine, singular], aquae vītae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], aqua vītae [nominative, singular], aquae vītae [genitive, singular], aquae vītae [dative, singular], aquam vītae [accusative, singular], aquā vītae [ablative, singular], aqua vītae [singular, vocative]
  1. (Medieval Latin) liquor, distilled alcohol Tags: Medieval-Latin, declension-1 Categories (topical): Beverages Synonyms: spiritus vini
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    }
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        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.kwa ˈvi.te/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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    {
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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}

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