cellar — A room below ground level in a house, used for storage
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: A room below ground level in a house, used for storage
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈselər/
Example Sentences
- My grandmother's cellar was like a treasure cave filled with pickled vegetables and homemade jam.
- He spent three hours in the cellar looking for his old comic books and emerged covered in dust like a zombie.
- The restaurant's cellar houses over 500 bottles of wine from around the world.
cellar
NOUN[/ˈselər/]
A room below ground level in a house, used for storage
Underground storage room in house
In the cellar, the teller advises the seller!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Derived from Latin cellarium, originally meaning 'storeroom' or 'pantry'. The word evolved through medieval monastic usage, where cellarium referred to underground chambers in monasteries used for storing provisions and wine, eventually developing into the modern sense of a basement storage area.
Breakdown
Latin cellarium (storeroom) → Old French celier → Middle English celler → cellar. The root cella- refers to a small room or chamber, with the diminutive suffix -arium denoting a place of storage.
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📝Examples
“My grandmother's cellar was like a treasure cave filled with pickled vegetables and homemade jam.”
“He spent three hours in the cellar looking for his old comic books and emerged covered in dust like a zombie.”
“The restaurant's cellar houses over 500 bottles of wine from around the world.”
“During the tornado warning, the whole family rushed to the cellar with their cat, three dogs, and a very confused parrot.”
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