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cock·tail | \ ˈkäk-ˌtāl 
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\Definition of cocktail
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a : a usually iced drink of wine or distilled liquor mixed with flavoring ingredients
b : something resembling or suggesting such a drink as being a mixture of often diverse elements or ingredients
a cocktail of remembered incidents and pure imagination— Charlotte Low a cocktail of herbicides
c : a mixture of agents usually in solution that is taken or used especially for medical treatment or diagnosis
2 : an appetizer served as a first course at a meal
cocktail
adjectiveDefinition of cocktail (Entry 2 of 3)
1 : of, relating to, or set aside for cocktails a cocktail hour
2 : designed for semiformal wear
a cocktail dress
cocktail
noun (2)Definition of cocktail (Entry 3 of 3)
: a horse with its tail docked
Synonyms for cocktail
Synonyms: Noun (1)
- admixture,
- alloy,
- amalgam,
- amalgamation,
- blend,
- combination,
- composite,
- compound,
- conflation,
- emulsion,
- fusion,
- intermixture,
- meld,
- mix,
- mixture,
- synthesis
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cocktail
nouncock·tail | \ ˈkäk-ˌtāl \
\Medical Definition of cocktail
: a mixture of agents usually in solution that is taken or used especially for medical treatment or diagnosis
a potent cocktail of antiretroviral drugs— Zia Jaffrey chemotherapy cocktails to treat cancer— J. L. Swerdlow
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The first known use of cocktail was in 1781
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