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    TONIC WATER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Lime- or lemon-flavored carbonated water containing quinineplay

    Synonyms:

    quinine water; tonic; tonic water

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting foods and drinks

    Hypernyms ("tonic water" is a kind of...):

    soft drink (nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated))

    Meronyms (substance of "tonic water"):

    quinine (a bitter alkaloid extracted from chinchona bark; used in malaria therapy)

    Holonyms ("tonic water" is a substance of...):

    gin and tonic (gin and quinine water)

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