vintage

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noun

vin·​tage ˈvin-tij How to pronounce vintage (audio)
Synonyms of vintagenext
1
a(1)
: a season's yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard
(2)
: wine
especially : a usually superior wine all or most of which comes from a single year
b
: a collection of contemporaneous and similar persons or things : crop
2
: the act or time of harvesting grapes or making wine
3
a
: a period of origin or manufacture
a piano of 1845 vintage
b
: length of existence : age

vintage

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adjective

1
of wine : of, relating to, or produced in a particular vintage
2
: of old, recognized, and enduring interest, importance, or quality : classic
3
a
: dating from the past : old
b
: outmoded, old-fashioned
4
: of the best and most characteristic
—used with a proper noun
vintage Shaw: a wise and winning comedy—Time

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Adjective

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Examples of vintage in a Sentence

Noun a piano of 1845 vintage Adjective the designer's bracelets and necklaces have the vintage look of jewelry from the 1920s
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Noun
To start, however, as mentioned above the distillery is releasing a 1959 vintage single malt, a whisky aged for a lengthy 65 years. —Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024 The box is individually crafted from pine, hand sanded, distressed, sealed, shaded and lacquered for durability and provides a handsome, vintage look. —Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Adjective
The playroom, located just beside the main sitting room, is presided over by a mischievous vintage Polish circus poster from Projekt 26 and outfitted with an upholstered sofa nook clad in Josef Frank’s fantastical Vegetable Tree print. —Katherine Burns Olson, Architectural Digest, 27 Nov. 2024 The set contains an assortment of different vases that have a vintage look to them. —Christopher Murray, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vintage 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, probably alteration of vendage, from Anglo-French vendage, vendenge, from Latin vindemia grape-gathering, vintage, from vinum wine, grapes + demere to take off, from de- + emere to take — more at wine, redeem

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

Adjective

1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of vintage was in the 15th century

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vintage

noun
vin·​tage
ˈvint-ij
1
a
: the grapes or wine produced during one season
b
: wine entry 1 sense 1
2
: a period in which something was made or was begun
a violin of 1820 vintage
vintage adjective
Etymology

Noun

Middle English vintage, an altered form of vendage "the grapes picked during a season," from early French vendage, vendenge (same meaning), from Latin vindemia (same meaning), from vinum "wine, grapes" and demere "to take off" — related to vine, vinegar

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