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pint

n. countable
B1 Intermediate US //ˈpaɪnt// UK //pˈaɪnt// pint

n. a unit for measuring liquid, equal to about half a liter. In some countries, people also use this word to mean a glass of beer.

n. a unit of liquid or dry capacity equal to one-eighth of a gallon. In British English, it refers to 0.568 litres, while in the US it refers to 0.473 litres.


SIMPLE

He drinks a pint of milk every morning.

CONTEXTUAL

The recipe calls for a pint of heavy cream to make the dessert sauce.

COMPLEX

In many traditional pubs, ordering a pint remains the standard way to request a large glass of draught beer, regardless of the specific volume served.

Origin

From Middle English pinte, from Old French pinte, assumed from Vulgar Latin *pincta (“a mark used to indicate a level of quantity against a larger measure”), from Latin picta (“painted”), from Latin pingō (“paint”, verb). Doublet of pinto and Pinto.

Usage

Commonly used as a partitive noun followed by 'of' plus a liquid.

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