vintage

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noun

vin·​tage ˈvin-tij How to pronounce vintage (audio)
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
4
: of the best and most characteristic
used with a proper noun
vintage Shaw: a wise and winning comedyTime

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
Her home takes its cues from Milan design, mixing vintage and artisanal pieces, a style Elsesser has been drawn to since her many travels to Italy’s fashion capital. Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 11 Feb. 2025 To jog the band members’ memories during those interviews, the two would show them vintage photographs of buildings from their youth or blast a piece of music especially loud. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Serious architectural salvage may be found at Ricca’s, two blocks over—a treasure trove of bird baths, bank lamps, and vintage door knockers. Jenny Adams, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025 Furnishings include a vintage Illum Wikkelsø sofa (right), a Dan Pollock cocktail table, and an antique Persian rug. Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 11 Feb. 2025 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

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

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Cite this Entry

“Vintage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vintage. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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vintage

noun
vin·​tage
ˈvint-ij
1
a
: the grapes or wine produced during one season
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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