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vinegar definition

vin·egar (vin′ə gər)

noun

  1. a sour liquid with a pungent odor, containing acetic acid, made by fermenting dilute alcoholic liquids, as cider, wine, or malt: it is used as a condiment or preservative
  2. sour or ill-tempered speech, character, etc.
  3. ☆ forceful vigor

Etymology: ME vinegre < MFr vinaigre < vin, wine (< L vinum: see vine) + aigre, sour < L acris (see acrid)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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