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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vintage

/ˈvɪn.tɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
vin-tage
IPA
/ˈvɪn.tɪd͡ʒ/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Wine, especially high-quality, identified as to year and vineyard or district of origin.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The harvesting of a grape crop and the initial pressing of juice for winemaking.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The year or place in which something is produced.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Of or relating to a vintage, or to wine identified by a specific vintage.

adj

Having an enduring appeal; high-quality.

adj

Classic, or old enough to be recognizably outdated but not old enough to be antique (such as watches, video or computer games from the 1980s or 1990s, old magazines, etc.).

adj

Classic, or old enough to be recognizably outdated but not old enough to be antique (such as watches, video or computer games from the 1980s or 1990s, old magazines, etc.).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English vendage, vyndage, from Anglo-Norman vendenge, from Old French vendage, vendenge (cognate with French vendange), from Latin vindēmia (“a gathering of grapes, vintage”), from vīnum (“wine”) + dēmō (“take off or away, remove”), from de (“of; from, away from”) + emō (“take”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *h₁em-, vendage, vendenge, vindēmia

Usage

Inflected Forms

vintages (plural) more vintage (comparative) most vintage (superlative) vintages (present, singular) vintaging (participle, present) vintaged (participle, past) vintaged (past)

Derived Forms

unvintageable vintagey nonvintage unvintaged vintager vintaging

Phrases

make vintage vintage port vintage shop vintage shout vintage store non-vintage post-vintage thoroughbred rack vintage

Frequently Paired Words

classic veteran

Synonyms

time of origin

Questions

How do you pronounce vintage?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɪn.tɪd͡ʒ/.
What does vintage mean?
The yield of grapes or wine from a vineyard or district during one season.
Where does vintage come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce vintage

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