noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hard cider, apple cider
Antonyms: none provided
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Meaning 2
This or any similar alcoholic drink made from similar fruit, such as pears.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning 3
A non-alcoholic uncarbonated beverage consisting of the juice of early-harvest apples, usually unfiltered and still containing pulp; without pulp such a beverage is called apple juice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US, countable, uncountable
Examples
I picked up a jug of cider for the kids.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sweet cider, apple cider
Antonyms: none provided
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Meaning 4
A non-alcoholic carbonated beverage made from apples or pears.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, countable, uncountable
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Meaning 5
A non-alcoholic, lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Japan, South-Korea, countable, uncountable
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Meaning 6
A cup, glass, or serving of any of these beverages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning 7
a beverage made from juice pressed from apples
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *šikar- Hebrew שֵׁכָרder. Ancient Greek σίκερα (síkera)bor. Medieval Latin sīcerader. Old French sidrebor. Middle English sider English cider From Middle English sider, cidre, sidre, from Old French cisdre, sidre (“beverage made from fermented apples”), from Medieval Latin sīcera, from Ancient Greek σίκερα (síkera, “fermented liquor, strong drink”), from Hebrew שֵׁכָר (šēḵār, “liquor”). Doublet of cyser. Partially displaced earlier English apple wine.
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