First Known Use: 1836
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tannic
adjective tan·nic \ˈta-nik\
Definition of TANNIC
1
: of, resembling, or derived from tan or a tannin
2
of wine : containing an abundance of tannins : markedly astringent
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Origin of TANNIC
French tannique, from tannin
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