cocktail

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cock·tail | \ ˈkäk-ˌtāl

Definition of cocktail

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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

adjective

Definition 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

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Definition of cocktail (Entry 3 of 3)

: a horse with its tail docked

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“Cocktail.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocktail. Accessed 15 May. 2021.

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cocktail

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cock·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