microbrewery

[mahy-kroh-broo-uh-ree, ‐broor-ee]

mi·cro·brew·er·y

[mahy-kroh-broo-uh-ree, ‐broor-ee]
noun, plural mi·cro·brew·er·ies.
a brewery producing less than 15,000 barrels per year and usually concentrating on exotic or high quality beer.

Origin:
1985–90
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Microbrewery has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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microbrewery (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌbrʊərɪ)
 
n , pl -ries
a small, usually independent brewery that produces limited quantities of specialized beers, often sold for consumption on the premises

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Main Entry:  microbrewery
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  See brew pub
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