root beer

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   carbonated drink containing extracts of roots and herbs

   Broadersoft drink

Questions about root beer

What does root beer mean?

root beer means "carbonated drink containing extracts of roots and herbs".

Is root beer a common word?

root beer is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.