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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)
- 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
- Alternative form of taverne
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lounge
English
Etymology
Origin uncertain, possibly from French s'allonger (“to lie down”). Compare French longer
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la?nd?/
- Rhymes: -a?nd?
Noun
lounge (plural lounges)
- A waiting room in an office, airport etc.
- (Britain) A domestic living room.
- 1954, Alexander Alderson, The Subtle Minotaur,[1] chapter 18:
- The lounge was furnished in old English oak and big Knole settees. There were rugs from Tabriz and Kerman on the highly polished floor. […] A table lamp was fashioned from a silver Egyptian hookah.
- 1954, Alexander Alderson, The Subtle Minotaur,[1] chapter 18:
- An establishment, similar to a bar, that serves alcohol and often plays background music or shows television.
- A large comfortable seat for two or three people or more, a sofa or couch; also called lounge chair.
- The act of one who lounges; idle reclining.
- 1849, The Knickerbocker (volume 33, page 198)
- That is, he devoted his waking hours to lounges among the habitués of Chestnut-street, and lollings in an arm-chair of 'Squire Coke in Walnut-street.
- 1849, The Knickerbocker (volume 33, page 198)
Synonyms
- (living room): loungeroom (Australia), sitting room (Britain), parlour
- (pub): See also Thesaurus:pub
Descendants
- German: Lounge
- Japanese: ???? (raunji)
- Korean: ??? (raunji)
- Swedish: lounge
Translations
Verb
lounge (third-person singular simple present lounges, present participle lounging, simple past and past participle lounged)
- To relax; to spend time lazily; to stand, sit, or recline, in an indolent manner.
- 1854, J. Hannay, Singleton Fontenoy, R.N
- We lounge over the sciences, dawdle through literature, yawn over politics.
- 1854, J. Hannay, Singleton Fontenoy, R.N
Translations
Derived terms
Anagrams
- lugeon
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English lounge
Noun
lounge m (definite singular loungen, indefinite plural lounger, definite plural loungene)
- a lounge (usually in a hotel, airport or ship)
References
- “lounge” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Spanish
Noun
lounge m (plural lounges or lounge)
- lounge
Swedish
Etymology 1
lo +? unge
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²lu?.???/
Noun
lounge c
- A lynx cub.
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English lounge.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /¹la?nd?/
Noun
lounge c
- A lounge, a waiting room.
Declension
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