subcellar

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adjective

sub·​cel·​lar ˈsəb-ˌse-lər How to pronounce subcellar (audio)
variants or sub-cellar
: located below a cellar
the subcellar stairwell

subcellar

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noun

variants or sub-cellar
plural subcellars or sub-cellars
: a cellar that is below another cellar : subbasement
The owner … hired the architect … to design and build a four-story building, with a raised basement and a subcellarAlbert Amateau
… the institute's … vault, the subcellar archive with no windows …Donald Antrim

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Noun
The Basilica of San Clemente near the Colosseum preserves a mithraeum in its subcellar, but the more interesting sanctuary at the Circus Maximus is only (and rarely) open for group tours. David Laskin Martin Pauer, New York Times, 1 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1845, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1838, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of subcellar was in 1838

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“Subcellar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subcellar. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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