vintage

CEFRB1

/ˈvɪn.tɪd͡ʒ/

adjective · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Made in the past and considered high quality or interesting.

  2. 02

    noun

    The year or place in which wine was produced.

Examples

  • I bought it at the vintage clothing store.

  • He is buying a vintage hat.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

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

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

noun

Extra meaning

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

More examples

In context

  • She sells a vintage hat.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The collector bought a 1965 bottle of wine, a rare blank that was very expensive.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

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”).