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beer

beer \'bi(*)r\ n [ME ber, fr. OE be-or; akin to OHG bior beer] 1: a malted 
   and hopped somewhat bitter alcoholic beverage; specif :  such a beverage 
   brewed by slow fermentation 2: a carbonated nonalcoholic or a fermented 
   slightly alcoholic beverage wit h flavoring from roots or other plant parts 
   {birch ~}