cellar doors
Wine storage access
Cellar doors are the doors that provide access to a cellar, typically slanting upward from ground level on the exterior of a building.
The phrase has achieved minor fame in linguistic circles as an example of euphony—the pleasing quality of certain sound combinations—independent of meaning.
J.R.R.
Tolkien reportedly cited "cellar door" as one of the most beautiful phrases in English when heard without regard to its mundane referent.
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- mellifluousnessSweet, smooth sound quality
- sonorityRichness of tone
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