vintage
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Anglo-Norman vintage, from Old French vendage, (cognate with French vendange), from Latin vīndēmia (“a gathering of grapes, vintage”), from vīnum (“wine”) + dēmō (“take off or away, remove”), from de (“of; from, away from”) + emō (“acquire, obtain”).
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vintage (plural vintages)
- The yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season
- Wine, especially high-quality, identified as to year and vineyard or district of origin
- The harvesting of a grape crop and the initial pressing of juice for winemaking
- The year or place in which something is produced
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yield of grapes during one season
wine identified by year and vineyard
harvesting of a grape and initial pressing for winemaking
year or place something is produced
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vintage (comparative more vintage, superlative most vintage)
- (attributive) of or relating to a vintage, or to wine identified by a specific vintage
- (attributive) having an enduring appeal; high-quality, classic (such as video or computer games from the 1980s and early 1990s, or old magazines, etc.)
- (attributive) of a motor car built between the years 1919 and (usually) 1930 (or sometimes 1919 to 1925 in the USA).
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Terms derived from vintage
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relating to a vintage or to wine identified by a specific vintage
having an enduring appeal; classic
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of a car built between 1919 and 1930
of a watch produced between the years 1870 and 1980
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[edit] Verb
vintage (third-person singular simple present vintages, present participle vintaging, simple past and past participle vintaged)
- (transitive) To harvest (grapes).
- (transitive) To make (wine) from grapes.
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to make wine from grapes
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- vintage in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- vintage in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Adjective
vintage m. and f. (plural vintages)
