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beer

/ˈbɪə/BIR
/ˈbɪɹ/BIR

Meaningbeer

Common meaning: an alcoholic drink brewed from malt

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishbeorsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishberesource
  3. Englishbeer‘an alcoholic drink brewed from malt’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English beor ‘beer’.

Roots

  • beor Old English “beer”

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