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Word: Restaurant
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 19th century: from French, from restaurer ‘provide food for’ (literally ‘restore to a former state’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈrɛst(ə)rɒnt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈrɛst(ə)rənt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈrɛst(ə)rɒ̃
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a place where people pay to sit and eat meals that are cooked and served on the premises
Short Definition:place where people pay to sit and eat meals
Examples:- in the past five years numerous cafes, restaurants, bars, and shops have opened
- she stopped to have lunch in an Italian restaurant
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