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lager (beer) definition

☆ la·ger (beer) (lä′gər)

noun

a type of beer which is stored at a low temperature for aging after it has been brewed

Etymology: Ger lagerbier, lit., store beer < lager, storehouse (akin to OE leger: see lair) + bier, beer

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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