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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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"I'll have my martini in this massive cup, please. Shaken, not served"

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 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

“You plan on providing him an olive for his martini next?”

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

Mentioning Siena elicits comments about paintings by Duccio, Simone Martini and the Lorenzetti brothers, and enthusiastic memories of the splendid exhibition “Siena: The Rise of Painting” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

Hélène Martini, PharmD, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in the Passos lab at Mayo Clinic, is first author of the publication.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

Aurélien Martini of the USM magistrates' union said that citizen vigilantes "risked disrupting genuine police investigations that might already be under way into a suspect".

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

This year's offerings include the "Best in Show," the "Golden Cut Margarita," the "Maestro Martini" and "The Sequel," made with gold vanilla edible paint streaked along the side.

From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026

Lane started to say something to that, but the waiter was suddenly there to take away the empty Martini glasses.

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

Amazon, meanwhile, poured millions into an immersive, acre-sized space complete with espresso martinis, a fountain spouting rosé and caricature artists drawing portraits of attendees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Gone are the days of the critic playing dilettante, having intellectual conversations over martinis and cigarettes at the month’s salon for like-minded individuals.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 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

For me, martinis are not just a drink.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2025

They had new cars and were buying their first condos and liked to talk about it all over martinis after work.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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