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dər noun
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
Also, British, cyder.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English sidre < Middle French < Old French si(s)dre < Late Latin sīcera strong drink < Septuagint Greek sī́kera < Hebrew shēkhār (Levit. 10:9); replacing Middle English sithere < Old French sidre
1250–1300; Middle English sidre < Middle French < Old French si(s)dre < Late Latin sīcera strong drink < Septuagint Greek sī́kera < Hebrew shēkhār (Levit. 10:9); replacing Middle English sithere < Old French sidre
Related forms
ci·der·ish, ci·der·like, adjective
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| —n | |
| 1. | Also called (US): hard cider an alcoholic drink made from the fermented juice of apples |
| 2. | (US), (Canadian) Also called: sweet cider an unfermented drink made from apple juice |
| [C14: from Old French cisdre, via Medieval Latin, from Late Greek sikera strong drink, from Hebrew shēkhār] | |
| cyder or cyder | |
| —n | |
| [C14: from Old French cisdre, via Medieval Latin, from Late Greek sikera strong drink, from Hebrew shēkhār] | |
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Word Origin & History
cider
c.1280, from O.Fr. sidre, var. of sisdre, from L.L. sicera, Vulgate rendition of Heb. shekhar, word used for any strong drink (translated in O.E. as beor). Meaning gradually narrowed to mean exclusively "fermented drink made from apples," though this sense was present in O.Fr.
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Example sentences
In the budget last month, the chancellor announced a steep rise in duty on cider.
One is a deep bronze-colored mulled cider sorbet with hints of cinnamon, allspice and clove.
All survivors are rewarded with complimentary donuts and cider.
To those of us who live off free food, the chance to drink champagne instead of supermarket apple cider was simply magnificent.
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