oenomel

C2+ Topic:Food & Drink

US /ˈinəmɛl/ UK /ˈiːnəmɛl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
an ancient drink of wine mixed with honey; something combining strength and sweetness

The poet praised her words as oenomel, both potent and sweet.

Thesaurus

Word family

Related forms oenologymeadhydromel

Etymology

From Ancient Greek oinomeli, from oinos ('wine') plus meli ('honey'), denoting a mixture of wine and honey.

οἶνος Ancient Greek μέλι Ancient Greek

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Topics

Food & Drink

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# oenomel

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈinəmɛl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈiːnəmɛl/

## Meanings
1. an ancient drink of wine mixed with honey; something combining strength and sweetness

## Examples
- The poet praised her words as oenomel, both potent and sweet.

## Related Forms
- oenology
- mead
- hydromel

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: οἶνος
- Root: μέλι

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek oinomeli, from oinos ('wine') plus meli ('honey'), denoting a mixture of wine and honey.

## AI Etymology
Oenomel is from Ancient Greek oinomeli, from oinos ('wine') plus meli ('honey'), denoting a mixture of wine and honey. Important recorded forms include οἶνος (Ancient Greek) and μέλι (Ancient Greek). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers an ancient drink of wine mixed with honey; something combining strength and sweetness. The wider family includes related words such as oenology, mead, and hydromel.

## Topics
- Food & Drink

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