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orangeade

American

[awr-inj-ayd, -in-jayd, or-] / ˌɔr ɪndʒˈeɪd, -ɪnˈdʒeɪd, ˌɒr- /

noun

a beverage consisting of orange juice, sweetener, and water, sometimes carbonated.

orangeade British

/ ˌɒrɪndʒˈeɪd /

noun

an effervescent or still orange-flavoured drink

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of orangeade

From French, dating back to 1700–10; see origin at orange, -ade ²

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But thirsty people did not take kindly to street-corner orangeade.

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He fell over some chairs in the grandstand, noisily spilled a tray of orangeade.

From Time Magazine Archive

You will find out, no doubt, that Americans who do not patronize les grands restaurants live on substances like le cake mix, JellO, peanut butter, ketchup, Coke and orangeade without orange.

From Time Magazine Archive

There, while Reynolds waited for a friend, Anita haltingly sipped an orangeade.

From Time Magazine Archive

She was rocking back and forth, having her orangeade break and reading her new book, which she’d gotten from the bookmobile.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

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