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cellars


Meanings
  • noun

    A large underground room or series of rooms for storing wine, beer, or other beverages and food.

    - "The old castle had a vast network of cellars for storing wine."
    - "We spent hours exploring the labyrinth of cellars in the ancient winery."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with cellars
cells , spells , shells , pells , dells
Variants
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cellar , cellars , cellared , cellaring , cyclone cellar , cyclone cellars , root cellar , root cellars , storm cellar , storm cellars , sub-cellar , sub-cellars , subcellar , subcellars , wine cellar , wine cellars
Etymology
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From Old French 'celler' or 'celier', meaning 'a loft' or 'a storey', later used to refer to a room for storing wine.


Trivia
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  1. The deepest wine cellar in the world is located in South Africa and goes down 360 feet.

  2. The oldest known wine cellar in the world is located in Georgia and dates back to 6000 BC.

  3. The largest wine cellar in the world is located in Romania and can hold over 2 million bottles of wine.


Related Concepts
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  1. wine cellar: A specific type of cellar used for storing and aging wine.

  2. beer cellar: A cellar used for storing and aging beer.


Culture
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Cellars have been an integral part of human history, especially in wine-producing regions such as France, Italy, and Spain. They have been used for centuries to store and age wine, beer, and other beverages, as well as food. In literature, cellars have been depicted as mysterious and intriguing places, such as in Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Cask of Amontillado'. In art, cellars have been depicted as romantic and atmospheric, such as in the painting 'The Wine Cellar' by Caspar David Friedrich.

How to Memorize "cellars"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a large, dark, cool room with barrels of wine or bottles of beer.
    - Visualize yourself exploring a labyrinth of cellars, each one filled with delicious beverages.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'cellar' with 'wine' or 'beer' or 'food' or 'storage'
    - Associate the word 'cellar' with 'basement' or 'underground' or 'dark'

  3. mnemonics

    - C - Cool, E - Essentials, L - Long-term storage, L - Large underground rooms, A - Ageing


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