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OT: English vocabulary question

From:Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Date:Tuesday, May 20, 2003, 2:02
Is there a usage distinction between "alcoholism" and "dipsomania",
other than the fact that most folks know the former and not the
latter?  They seem to have been coined around the same time
(mid 19th century) . .

-Mark

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John Cowan <cowan@...>