Meaning
Drinks like beer and wine that can make you drunk, or the substance in them.
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Word origin
From Arabic al-kuhl, a fine powder used as eye make-up; the word later came to mean any pure spirit.
- Origin
- Arabic
- Root
- al-kuhl
Examples
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"Alcohol" is uncountable, so it takes no a and no plural.
Britain.
Alcohol here means drinks like beer, wine, and whisky.
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Use "less" with alcohol because it is uncountable.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 23, lesson 1: alcohol, legend, estate and 7 more words.