Word of the Day (potion)-04OCT21

Word of the Day (potion)-04OCT21

Today’s “Word of the Day” is potion and it is a noun meaning “a drink (a mixture of liquids) with medical, magical, or properties; concoction, mixture, brew, elixir; (it is from Latin word “potio” meaning “drink”)”.

Example Sentence:  We have witnessed how Air India and Indian Airlines, which were in the black before their ill-conceived formal merger in 2007, plunged into a bottomless pit draining tax-payers’ funds. In the eventuality of the Tatas winning the Air India bid, merging the four airlines (Air India, Air India Express, Vistara and Air Asia India) will require large doses of the magic potion of Getafix of Asterix fame (Getafix is a character in a French comic book series named Asterix).

Word of the Day (potion)-04OCT21

This word is present in The Hindu article A ‘Maharaja’ price to pay for an aviation homecoming and click here to read it.

Courtesy: The Hindu

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