vintage

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Adjective 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.4.2 Translations 1.5 Verb 1.5.1 Translations 1.5.2 Derived terms 1.6 See also 1.7 External links 2 Spanish 2.1 Adjective

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[edit] Etymology

From Anglo-Norman vintage < Old French vendage, (cognate with French vendange) < Latin vīndēmia (“‘a gathering of grapes, vintage’”) < vīnum (“‘wine’”) + dēmō (“‘take off or away, remove’”) < de (“‘of; from, away from’”) + emō (“‘acquire, obtain’”).

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• enPR: vĭnʹtĭj, IPA: /ˈvɪn.tɪʤ/, SAMPA: /"vIn.tIdZ/

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vintage (plural vintages)

1. The yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season
2. Wine, especially high-quality, identified as to year and vineyard or district of origin
3. The harvesting of a grape crop and the initial pressing of juice for winemaking
4. The year or place in which something is produced

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• make vintage

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vintage (comparative more vintage, superlative most vintage)

1. (attributively) of or relating to a vintage, or to wine identified by a specific vintage
2. (attributively) having an enduring appeal; high-quality, classic (such as video or computer games from the 1980s and early 1990s, or old magazines, etc.)
3. (attributively) of a motor car built between the years 1919 and 1930 (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
4. (attributively) of a watch produced between the years 1870 and 1980 (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

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to vintage (third-person singular simple present vintages, present participle vintaging, simple past and past participle vintaged)

1. (transitive) To harvest (grapes).
2. (transitive) To make (wine) from grapes.

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• vintaging

[edit] See also

• classic
• veteran

[edit] External links

• vintage in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• vintage in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Adjective

vintage m. and f. (plural vintages)

1. vintage