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- [eyl]
- /eɪl/
- /eɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [eyl]
- /eɪl/
Definitions of ale word
- variable noun ale Ale is a kind of strong beer. 3
- noun ale a beer fermented in an open vessel using yeasts that rise to the top of the brew 3
- noun ale (formerly) an alcoholic drink made by fermenting a cereal, esp barley, but differing from beer by being unflavoured by hops 3
- noun ale a fermented drink made from malt, hops, and yeast, like beer, but by rapid fermentation at a relatively high temperature 3
- noun ale a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume. 1
- noun ale British. beer. 1
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Origin of ale
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English; Old English (e)alu (genitive ealoth); cognate with Old Saxon alo-, Middle Dutch ale, ael, Old Norse ǫl; Lithuanian alùs, OCS olŭ; Finnish, Estonian olut; areal word of North Europe
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Parts of speech for Ale
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preposition
conjunction
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ale popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ale usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ale
noun ale
- brew — If you brew tea or coffee, you make it by pouring hot water over tea leaves or ground coffee.
- suds — soapy water.
- beer — Beer is a bitter alcoholic drink made from grain.
- malt — germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.
- hops — to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground.
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