cellar

cellar
cellar early 13c., from Anglo-Fr. celer, from O.Fr. celier "cellar, underground passage" (12c., Mod.Fr. cellier), from L. cellarium "pantry, storeroom," lit. "group of cells;" from cella (see CELL (Cf. cell)), or from noun use of neut. of adj. cellarius "pertaining to a storeroom."

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  • Cellar — Cel lar, n. [OE. celer, OF. celier, F. celier, fr. L. cellarium a receptacle for food, pantry, fr. cella storeroom. See {Cell}.] A room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground, where provisions and other stores are… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cellar — [n] underground story of building apartment, basement, subbasement, subterrane, underground room, vault; concepts 440,448 Ant. attic …   New thesaurus

  • cellar — ► NOUN 1) a storage space or room below ground level in a house. 2) a stock of wine. ORIGIN Latin cellarium storehouse , from cella storeroom or chamber …   English terms dictionary

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  • cellar — [[t]se̱lə(r)[/t]] cellars 1) N COUNT A cellar is a room underneath a building, which is often used for storing things in. The box of papers had been stored in a cellar at the family home. 2) N COUNT: usu sing A person s or restaurant s cellar is… …   English dictionary

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