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near beer

near beer
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [neer beer]
    • /nɪər bɪər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [neer beer]
    • /nɪər bɪər/

Definitions of near beer words

  • noun near beer any of several malt beverages that are similar to beer but are usually considered nonalcoholic because they have an alcoholic content of less than ½ percent. 1
  • noun near beer malt beverages with little or no alcohol which were mass-marketed during Prohibition in the US 0
  • noun near beer a malt beverage resembling beer but containing no alcohol or no more than a mandated low percentage of alcohol 0

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Origin of near beer

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Near beer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

near beer popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

near beer usage trend in Literature

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