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Volsteadian
adjective
Vol·stead·ian
\(ˈ)väl¦stedēən, (ˈ)vȯl-, (ˈ)vōl-\
Definition of Volsteadian
: of or relating to prohibition Volsteadian days Volsteadian restrictions
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Origin and Etymology of volsteadian
Volstead Act, congressional act passed October 28, 1919 to enforce prohibition (after Andrew J. Volstead †1947 American legislator and author of the Volstead Act) + English -an
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