brewery
B2
noun
Freq #16332
Meanings
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1
noun
A building where beer is produced.
We took a day trip to the Guiness Brewery.
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2
noun
A company that brews beer.
Mike works for the local brewery.
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3
noun
a plant where beer is brewed by fermentation
Etymology
From Dutch brouwerij (“brewery”), equivalent to brew + -ery. See also brewhouse.
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Word family
Derived forms
brewerianamacrobrewerymicrobreweryminibrewerynanobrewerysuperbrewery
Related forms
brewbrewerbrewing