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Cellar and Basement Hello people! I have a question about Basement and Cellar, so basically when I looked at the definitions I found that both words mean a room under the ground of a house, I did more research and it was supossed that the Basements have a different door, but when I looked for Pictures in Google it appeared the same pictures for both words. WHat's the difference?

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Cellar and Basement

Hello people!
I have a question about Basement and Cellar.  Basically when I looked at the definitions, I found that both words mean a room under the ground of a house, I did more research and it said (or I read) that the Basements have a different door, but when I looked for Pictures in Google it appeared the same pictures for both words.
WHat's the difference?

Para mi, no hay ninguna diferencia. Decimos "basement"; no se por que, pero no decimos "cellar". tal vez hay una diferencia para otros , pero para mi, no hay.

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You are correct that both a basement and a cellar are rooms underground. However, to enter a basement, we don't have to leave the house. The stairway to the basement is inside the house and is easily accessible. For a cellar, the stairway is outside. Another thing to know is that a cellar is often used for storage. A basement can serve the same thing, but it can be used as living space, laundry area, or entertainment space, as well.

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