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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
methuselah
me·thu·selah 7 [methuselah methuselahs] BrE [məˈθjuːzələ] NAmE [məˈθjuːzələ] noun
a wine bottle which holds eight times as much wine as an ordinary bottle
compare ↑jeroboam, ↑nebuchadnezzar
Word Origin:
1930s: from Methuselah, the grandfather of Noah in the Bible who is said to have lived for 969 years (Genesis 5:27).
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