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cellar
noun
an
underground
room
or
rooms
in
a
building
used
for
storing
things
such
as
food
,
fuel
,
or
equipment
•
After
the
storm
,
they
carried
the
jars
of
jam
down
to
the
cellar
to
keep
them
cool
.
After
the
storm
,
they
carried
the
jars
of
jam
down
to
the
cellar
to
keep
them
cool
.
•
The
old
house
had
a
damp
cellar
filled
with
dusty
wooden
crates
.
The
old
house
had
a
damp
cellar
filled
with
dusty
wooden
crates
.
Middle
English
cellar
,
from
Old
French
celier
,
from
Latin
cellārium
“
storeroom
,”
from
cella
“
chamber
,
store-room
.”
noun
a
cool
underground
room
where
wine
is
stored
to
mature
•
Their
cottage
boasts
a
small
cellar
stocked
with
vintage
Bordeaux
.
Their
cottage
boasts
a
small
cellar
stocked
with
vintage
Bordeaux
.
•
The
sommelier
led
us
into
the
cool
cellar
to
choose
a
bottle
for
dinner
.
The
sommelier
led
us
into
the
cool
cellar
to
choose
a
bottle
for
dinner
.
cancellation
noun
the
act
of
deciding
that
something
planned
will
not
happen
or
the
fact
of
being
stopped
•
Heavy
snow
led
to
the
cancellation
of
all
morning
flights
.
Heavy
snow
led
to
the
cancellation
of
all
morning
flights
.
•
We
received
an
email
confirming
the
cancellation
of
the
concert
.
We
received
an
email
confirming
the
cancellation
of
the
concert
.
Early
17th
century
:
from
cancel
+
‑ation
,
influenced
by
earlier
cancelment
.
noun
the
act
of
marking
or
declaring
a
document
,
ticket
,
stamp
,
or
contract
so
it
is
no
longer
valid
•
The
clerk
stamped
the
cheque
to
show
its
cancellation
.
The
clerk
stamped
the
cheque
to
show
its
cancellation
.
•
Postal
workers
apply
ink
marks
for
the
cancellation
of
stamps
.
Postal
workers
apply
ink
marks
for
the
cancellation
of
stamps
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
;
specialized
legal
and
postal
use
developed
in
the
19th
century
.
noun
in
mathematics
,
the
removal
of
equal
factors
,
terms
,
or
numbers
on
both
sides
of
an
equation
or
in
a
fraction
•
The
cancellation
of
the
common
factor
3
simplifies
the
fraction
3x⁄3y
to
x⁄y
.
The
cancellation
of
the
common
factor
3
simplifies
the
fraction
3x⁄3y
to
x⁄y
.
•
After
cancellation
of
like
terms
,
the
equation
reduces
to
2x
=
4
.
After
cancellation
of
like
terms
,
the
equation
reduces
to
2x
=
4
.
Borrowed
into
mathematical
vocabulary
in
the
18th
century
to
describe
eliminating
equal
quantities
.
