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beer

[ beer ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
any of various beverages, whether alcoholic or not, made from roots, molasses or sugar, yeast, etc.:
root beer; ginger beer.
an individual serving of beer; a glass, can, or bottle of beer:
We'll have three beers.

Beer

[ beer ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Thomas, 1889–1940, U.S. author.

beer

/ bɪə /

noun

an alcoholic drink brewed from malt, sugar, hops, and water and fermented with yeast Compare ale
a slightly fermented drink made from the roots or leaves of certain plants
ginger beer
nettle beer
modifier relating to or used in the drinking of beer
beer glass
beer mat
modifier in which beer is drunk, esp (of licensed premises) having a licence to sell beer
beer cellar
beer house
beer garden

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Word History and Origins

Origin of beer¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English bere, Old English bēor; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German bior, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch bēr, Dutch, German Bier ( Old Norse bjōrr, probably from Old English); further origin uncertain

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Word History and Origins

Origin of beer¹

Old English beor ; related to Old Norse bjōrr , Old Frisian biār , Old High German bior

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