bibation

== English == === Etymology === From Latin bibō (“I drink”) + -ation (“act of”). === Noun === bibation (countable and uncountable, plural bibations) (uncommon, formal) Drinking, act of drinking (especially alcohol), imbibing. ==== Synonyms ==== drinking imbibing tippling ==== Related terms ==== bibacious bibativeness bibulous ==== References ==== “bibation”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.