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Etymology 1[edit]
From Center English celer, seler, from Anglo-Norman celer, Outdated French celier (trendy cellier), from Late Latin cellārium, from Latin cella. Doublet of cellarium.
Noun[edit]
cellar (plural cellars)
- An enclosed underground house, usually beneath a constructing, used for storage or shelter.
- A wine assortment, particularly when saved in a cellar.
- (slang) Final place in a league or competitors.
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underground house
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slang: final place in competitors
Verb[edit]
cellar (third-person singular easy current cellars, current participle cellaring, easy previous and previous participle cellared)
- (transitive) To retailer in a cellar.
- 2008 June 25, Lucy Burningham, “Beer Lovers Make Room for Brews Price a Wait”, in New York Instances[1]:
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Mr. VandenBerghe says he’s cellared such memorable bottles because the Batch 1 Adam from Hair of the Canine, a 14-year-old ale from Portland, Ore., that’s 10 p.c alcohol, and the Trappistes Rochefort 10, a Quadrupel Belgian ale that peaks round age 10.
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Etymology 2[edit]
From 15th Century English saler, from French salière, from Latin salarius (“referring to salt”), from Latin sal (“salt”)
Noun[edit]
cellar (plural cellars)
- salt cellar
- (historic) A small dish for holding salt.