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vintage

Syllabification: (vin·tage)

Pronunciation: /ˈvintij/

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Definition of vintage

noun

the year or place in which wine, especially wine of high quality, was produced.
a wine of high quality made from the crop of a single identified district in a good year.
literary wine.
the harvesting of grapes for winemaking.
the grapes or wine produced in a particular season.
the time that something of quality was produced:rifles of various sizes and vintages

adjective

of, relating to, or denoting wine of high quality:vintage claret
denoting something of high quality, especially something from the past or characteristic of the best period of a person’s work:a vintage Sherlock Holmes adventure

Origin:

late Middle English: alteration (influenced by vintner) of earlier vendage, from Old French vendange, from Latin vindemia (from vinum 'wine' + demere 'remove')

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