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

tavern

noun
 
/ˈtævən/
 
/ˈtævərn/
(old use or literary)
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  1. a pub or an inn
    • It is said he was killed in a tavern brawl.
    • the Bell Tavern
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French taverne, from Latin taberna ‘hut, tavern’. Compare with tabernacle.
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