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bed-and-breakfast

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Definition of bed-and-breakfast

: an establishment (such as an inn) offering lodging and breakfast

First Known Use of bed-and-breakfast

1978, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bed-and-breakfast was in 1978

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“Bed-and-breakfast.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bed-and-breakfast. Accessed 18 January 2020.

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bed-and-breakfast

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English Language Learners Definition of bed-and-breakfast

: a house or small hotel in which someone can rent a room to sleep in for a price that includes breakfast the next morning
chiefly British : a service in which the price of a room also includes breakfast the next morning

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