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Definition of ice cream noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ice cream

noun
 
/ˈaɪs kriːm/,
 
/ˌaɪs ˈkriːm/
 
/ˈaɪs kriːm/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. a type of sweet frozen food made from milk fat, tasting of fruit, chocolate, etc. and often eaten as a dessert; a small amount of this food intended for one person, often served in a container made of biscuit that is like a cone in shape
    • Desserts are served with cream or ice cream.
    • Who wants an ice cream?
    • apple pie with ice cream
    Topics Fooda1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • chocolate
    • strawberry
    • vanilla
    … of ice cream
    • scoop
    • carton
    • tub
    verb + ice cream
    • eat
    • have
    ice cream + verb
    • melt
    ice-cream + noun
    • carton
    • cone
    • sundae
    phrases
    • and ice cream
    • with ice cream
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    Word Originmid 18th cent.: alteration of iced cream.
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