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Beverage - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Beverage : (noun)
1: any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage
order?" [syn: drink, drinkable, potable]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Beverage : \Bev"er*age\, n. [OF. bevrage, F. breuvage, fr. beivre
to drink, fr. L. bibere. Cf. Bib, v. t., Poison,
Potable.]
1. Liquid for drinking; drink; -- usually applied to drink
artificially prepared and of an agreeable flavor; as, an
intoxicating beverage.
He knew no beverage but the flowing stream.
--Thomson.
2. Specifically, a name applied to various kinds of drink.
3. A treat, or drink money. [Slang]
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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