Pronounced: ah-puh-LOH-juh (alt: ah-puh-LOH-jee-uh), noun
Notes: I know a related word
Yesterday’s word
The word polydipsia means “excessive or abnormal thirst”
First usage
Our word came into English in the mid-1600s
Background / Comments
As I said yesterday, I recognized “poly” part of our word. In fact, it comes from the Greek words poly- (much, many) and dipsa (thirst). After seeing the origin, I recalled “dipsomaniac” which is said of someone who craves alcoholic drink.
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