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- US Pronunciation
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- [sahy-der]
- /ˈsaɪ dər/
- /ˈsaɪ.dər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sahy-der]
- /ˈsaɪ dər/
Definitions of cider word
- variable noun cider Cider is a drink made from apples which in Britain usually contains alcohol. In the United States, cider does not usually contain alcohol, and if it does contain alcohol, it is usually called hard cider. 3
- variable noun cider A glass of cider can be referred to as a cider. 3
- noun cider an alcoholic drink made from the fermented juice of apples 3
- noun cider an unfermented drink made from apple juice 3
- noun cider the juice pressed from apples or, formerly, from other fruits, used as a beverage or for making vinegar: hard cider is fermented and sweet cider is not 3
- noun cider the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc. 1
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Origin of cider
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English sidre < Middle French < Old French si(s)dre < Late Latin sīcera strong drink < Septuagint Greek sī́kera < Hebrew shēkhār (Levit. 10:9); replacing Middle English sithere < Old French sidre
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Parts of speech for Cider
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cider popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% 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".
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