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li⋅queur

  [li-kur or, especially Brit., -kyoor; Fr. lee-kœr]
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–noun
any of a class of alcoholic liquors, usually strong, sweet, and highly flavored, as Chartreuse or curaçao, generally served after dinner; cordial.
Origin:
1735–45; < F; see liquor
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li·queur   (lĭ-kûr', -kyŏŏr')   
n.  Any of various strongly flavored alcoholic beverages typically served in small quantities after dinner.

[French, from Old French licour, a liquid; see liquor.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

liqueur 
"sweetened, flavored alcoholic liquor," 1729, from Fr., from O.Fr. licour "liquid." See liquor, which is the same word but borrowed earlier.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: li·queur
Pronunciation: li-'k&r, -'k(y)u(&)r
Function: noun
: a usually sweetened alcoholic beverage variously flavored (as withfruit or aromatics)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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