root beer

noun

: a sweetened, usually carbonated, brown beverage flavored with extracts of roots (such as sarsaparilla or sassafras) and herbs (such as wintergreen) or with artificial flavorings

Examples of root beer in a Sentence

a bottle of root beer
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With water, toffee, red table grapes, and root beer float are present. Chris Perugini, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 Guests can bring their reusable Parks Beer Garden pint glasses for free tap beer and root beer while supplies last. Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024 Pair it with mac-and-cheese, a buttermilk biscuit, and a glass of their sweet tea or a bottle of root beer, and you'll be set. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2024 The brewery outgrew its original 100-seat location by 1994, according to the company, and now annually produces more than 150,000 barrels of beer and more than 9,000 barrels of root beer. Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for root beer 

Word History

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of root beer was in 1815

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“Root beer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/root%20beer. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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root beer

noun
: a sweet carbonated drink flavored with extracts of roots and herbs

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