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# guinness

«guinness» in Mova's school dictionary: **a famous dark Irish beer (a stout) made in Dublin since…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

proper noun (Guinness)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (a name) Guinness is a famous dark Irish beer (a stout) made in Dublin since 1759; it is an alcoholic drink for adults. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinness/#m1)

2) (a name) Guinness World Records is a book and organisation that checks and lists world records, like the tallest person or the fastest runner. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinness/#m2)

3) (a name) Guinness is also an Irish family name, such as Arthur Guinness, who started the brewery. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinness/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life children know Guinness mostly from the Guinness World Records book, which is full of amazing facts and records. In Ireland and the UK, a pint of Guinness is a well-known adult drink; children should not drink alcohol. Phrases: a Guinness world record, break a Guinness world record.

### examples

- I got the Guinness World Records book for my birthday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinness/#x1)
- She wants to set a Guinness world record for the longest hula-hoop spin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinness/#x2)
- The Guinness book lists the tallest man who ever lived. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinness/#x3)
- Guinness is a dark beer from Dublin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinness/#x4)
- Grandad drinks a pint of Guinness on Sundays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinness/#x5)
- Arthur Guinness opened his brewery in Dublin in 1759. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinness/#x6)

### note

It is a name, so it is written with a capital G and double n and double s: Guinness. It is not an ordinary English word. Do not confuse with «guineas» (old British coins) or «Guinea» (a country).

### In the corpora

- [Some amazing world records are real and are checked by Guinness World Records; other amazing photos are edited.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/myths/30-how-would-we-know-asking-experts-and-spotting-tricks/17/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «guinness» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/guinness/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.