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Definition of cider noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cider

noun
 
/ˈsaɪdə(r)/
 
/ˈsaɪdər/
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  1. (especially British English)
    (North American English usually hard cider)
    [uncountable, countable] an alcoholic drink made from the juice of apples
    • dry/sweet cider
    • cider apples
    • a cider press (= for squeezing the juice from apples)
    • I’ll have a glass of dry cider, please.
    • The cider was very strong and went straight to our heads.
    Topics Drinksc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • dry
    • sweet
    • apple
    • …
    … of cider
    • litre/​liter
    • pint
    • bottle
    • …
    verb + cider
    • have
    • drink
    • sip
    • …
    cider + noun
    • apples
    • vinegar
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  2. (also apple cider)
     [uncountable, countable] (both North American English) a drink made from the juice of apples that does not contain alcohol
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • dry
    • sweet
    • apple
    • …
    … of cider
    • litre/​liter
    • pint
    • bottle
    • …
    verb + cider
    • have
    • drink
    • sip
    • …
    cider + noun
    • apples
    • vinegar
    See full entry
  3. [countable] a glass of cider
    4. compare perry
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French sidre, via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek sikera, from Hebrew šēk̲ār ‘strong drink’.
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