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  martini

  noun

  a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
• Martini
  Martini

  noun

  Simone 1283–1344, Italian painter.

martini

¹ American  

[mahr-tee-nee] / mɑrˈti ni /

noun

• martinis
  plural

1. a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.

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Martini ² American  

[mahr-tee-nee, mahr-tee-nee] / mɑrˈti ni, mɑrˈti ni /

noun

1. Simone 1283–1344, Italian painter.

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Martini ¹ British  

/ mɑːˈtiːnɪ /

noun

1. an Italian vermouth

2. a cocktail of gin and vermouth

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Martini ² British  

/ marˈtiːni /

noun

1. Simone (siˈmoːne). ?1284–1344, Sienese painter

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• martinis
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of martini

First recorded in 1885–90; perhaps alteration of Martinez (an earlier alternate name of the drink, of disputed origin), by back formation (taking it as plural), or by association with the vermouth manufacturer Martini, Sola & Co. (later Martini & Rossi)

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Example Sentences

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Get dressed up, order a martini and people-watch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

We’re witnessing the power of pure art, even as Rock cleverly waters down the moment with the sound of an unseen bartender rattling a martini shaker in the background.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Sample a twist on dinner and drinks: Would you try a mojito with gazpacho or a martini with pho?

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

Philippe the Original was in business, but Musso & Frank Grill was three years away from mixing its first martini.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026

He shakes it all up in a rusty martini shaker.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

We met in Cathedral Square, near the Gothic-style St. Martini church which was destroyed at the end of World War Two and then rebuilt.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

Richard Martini served as the film’s primary director, with fellow co-writer Susan Shapiro credited with helming the on-the-ground Cannes material.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

"We tried our model on two test datasets and showed that it was automatically discovering shared, important features between them," Martini says.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 3, 2026

“Every organization has a different situation,” Martini said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026

He was slouched rhetorically forward, toward Franny, his receptive audience, a supporting forearm on either side of his Martini.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

I’m here to prove that dirty-ing is not just for martinis.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

The worker-owned cooperative shop used to sell a chocolate espresso cake, which would’ve been perfect because your friend loves espresso martinis.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026

They say one way to grab someone’s attention is with a startling piece of data, so get this: Four women were having espresso martinis in San Francisco this past fall.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

When asked if more action films lie ahead - maybe even a stint as the next James Bond - Khan replied: "No. I don't have the accent. And I don't like shaken martinis."

From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2025

Mrs. Phelps and Mrs. Bowles came through the front door and vanished into the volcano's mouth with martinis in their hands: Montag stopped eating.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury

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