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

liqueur

noun
 
/lɪˈkjʊə(r)/
 
/lɪˈkɜːr/
(North American English also cordial)
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  1. [uncountable, countable] a strong, sweet, alcoholic drink, sometimes tasting of fruit. It is usually drunk in very small glasses after a meal.Topics Drinksc2
  2. [countable] a glass of liqueur
    3. Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French, ‘liquor’.
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