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Definition of 'ale'English
Noun
An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.
- Note: The word ale, in England and the United States, usually designates a heavier kind of fermented liquor, and the word beer a lighter kind. The word beer is also in common use as the generic name for all non-distilled malt liquors.
A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk.
Synonyms
* (liquor) beer (loosely), yill
Derived terms
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* alehouse
* alewife
* ginger ale
( der-mid)
* pale ale
* real ale
( der-bottom)
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