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tavern

English

Etymology

From Middle English taverne, from Old French taverne (wine shop), from Latin taberna (inn). Doublet of taberna and taverna.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?tæv?n/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?tæv?n/
  • Rhymes: -æv?(?)n
  • Hyphenation: tav?ern

Noun

tavern (plural taverns)

  1. A building containing a bar licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, and usually offering accommodation; an inn.
Usage notes

Some dictionaries, such as the Cambridge, Collins, and Oxford dictionaries, consider this term dated.

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:pub

Derived terms

  • tavernous

Translations


Middle English

Noun

tavern

  1. Alternative form of taverne

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cavern

English

Etymology

From Middle English caverne, from Old French caverne, from Latin caverna, from cavus (hollow).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: k?v'?n, IPA(key): /?kæv.?n/
  • (General American) enPR: k?v'?rn, IPA(key): /?kæv.?n/
  • Rhymes: -æv?(?)n

Noun

cavern (plural caverns)

  1. A large cave.
  2. An underground chamber.

Derived terms

  • cavernous

Translations

Verb

cavern (third-person singular simple present caverns, present participle caverning, simple past and past participle caverned)

  1. (transitive) To form a cavern or deep depression in.
    catacombs caverning the hillsides
  2. (transitive) To put into a cavern.

Anagrams

  • Craven, carven, craven

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