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proof spirit

Syllabification: (proof spir·it)
Definition of proof spirit

noun

  • a mixture of alcohol and water containing (in the US) 50 percent alcohol by volume, or (in the UK) 57.1 percent alcohol by volume, used as a standard of strength of distilled alcoholic liquor.

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