| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| rathskeller |
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| SYLLABICATION: | raths·kel·ler |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  rät sk l  r, r t-, rth- |
| NOUN: | A restaurant or tavern, usually below street level, that serves beer. | | ETYMOLOGY: | German Ratskeller, Rathskeller, restaurant in the city hall basement : German Rat, council, counsel (from Middle High German r t, from Old High German; see ar- in Appendix I) + German Keller, cellar (from Middle High German, from Old High German kellri, from Latin cellrium; see cellar).
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