Meanings
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1
noun
An underground room beneath a building, used for storage.
They kept old furniture and tools down in the cellar.
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2
noun
A room or collection for storing wine.
He keeps an impressive wine cellar under his house.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
1
noun
· an underground room beneath...
basement
2
noun
· a room or collection for...
wine cellar
Word family
Forms
cellars
Derived forms
cellar-doorcellarablecellaragecellarercellaresscellaretcellarettecellarfulcellaristcellarlesscellarlikecellarman
Etymology
From Middle English celer, seler, from Anglo-Norman celer, Old French celier (modern cellier), from Late Latin cellārium, from Latin cella. Doublet of cellarium.
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