Lemonade Meaning
/ˌlɛmənˈeɪd/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment.
nounA flavored beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment. (In the UK and Ireland, generally specified as still, cloudy, or traditional lemonade.)
Sentence Examples
The lemonade is cold.
They drink a lot of lemonade.
When life throws you a lemon, make lemonade!
CEFR Practice Quiz
On a hot summer day, nothing is more refreshing than a cold glass of ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
On a hot summer afternoon, nothing is more refreshing than a tall glass of cold and sweet ____ with ice.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from French limonade. By surface analysis, lemon + -ade.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Mrs. Murphy, who had […] stopped for a few minutes, at Mrs. Loring's invitation, to rest and enjoy the cool glass of lemonade that was very refreshing after her long walk."
— 1910, New-York Observer, page 114:
"The tiny flowers on the long skirt and sleeveless halter-top made her look like she belonged in some Southern porch handing out lemonade and sweet tea."
— 2017 March 28, Michelle M. Pillow, Cauldrons and Confessions: Warlocks MacGregor Book 4, The Raven Books LLC, →ISBN:
"In fact, a recent report from Denver shows it [street heroin] was about 1 to 2 percent and the addicts that are receiving this in many cases refer to it as lemonade, because it is so weak."
— 1965, United States Congress, Hearings before the Subcommittee of the Committee of Appropriations, page 128:
"Lemonade — heroin; poor quality drugs"
— 1996, Karen Bellenir, Substance Abuse Sourcebook:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
On a hot summer day, nothing is more refreshing than a cold glass of ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
On a hot summer afternoon, nothing is more refreshing than a tall glass of cold and sweet ____ with ice.