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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?
Origin of vintage
1400–50; late Middle English (noun) <Anglo-French, equivalent to vint(er) vintner + -age-age; replacing Middle English vindage, vendage<Anglo-French; Old French vendange<Latin vīndēmia grape-gathering, equivalent to vīn(um) grape, wine + -dēmia a taking away (dēm(ere) to take from (see redeem) + -ia-y3)
OTHER WORDS FROM vintage
non·vin·tage, adjective, nounun·vin·taged, adjectiveWords nearby vintage
vinosity, vinous, vin rouge, Vinson, Vinson Massif, vintage, vintage car, vintager, vintage wine, vintage year, vintner
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British Dictionary definitions for vintage
vintage
/ (ˈvɪntɪdʒ) /
noun
adjective
verb
(tr) to gather (grapes) or make (wine)
Word Origin for vintage
C15: from Old French vendage (influenced by vintener vintner), from Latin vindēmia, from vīnum wine, grape + dēmere to take away (from dē- away + emere to take)
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