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adjective | noun vintagevintage1 /ˈvɪntɪdʒ/ ●○○ adjective [only before noun] THESAURUSnot new► old something that is old has existed or been used for a long time: He was wearing an old leather jacket. Our car is getting old now, and things are starting to go wrong with it. ► ancient used about buildings, cities, languages, etc. that are thousands of years old: The explorers found the ruins of an ancient temple. ► antique used about furniture, jewelry, etc. that is old and valuable: The house has some valuable antique furniture from the 19th century. ► vintage used about wine, cars, or clothes that are old and valuable or interesting: Dan collects vintage cars from the 1950s. ► classic used about movies, books, TV programs, cars, etc. that are old but extremely good: James Dean appeared in the classic movie “Rebel Without a Cause.” ► secondhand used about cars, books, and clothes that were owned by someone else and then sold: The store sells secondhand books to raise money for charity. ► used used means the same as secondhand, and you use it especially about cars: You need to be careful when you are buying a used car, because you don’t know if the previous owner took care of it. ► stale used about bread and cake that is no longer fresh: The bread is three days old and it’s getting stale. ► rotten used about food, especially fruit or eggs, that is no longer good to eat: When I opened the egg box, there was a terrible smell of rotten eggs. 1vintage wine is good quality wine made in a particular year2old, and showing high quality: vintage cars► see thesaurus at old3showing all the best or most typical qualities of something: The latest film has a vintage Disney charm.4a vintage year a)a year when a good quality wine was produced b)a year when something of very good quality was produced: This was not a vintage year for new music. adjective | noun vintagevintage2 noun ETYMOLOGYvintage2Origin: 1300-1400 Old French vendenge, from Latin vindemia, from vinum wine, grapes + demere to take off 1[countable] all the wine produced somewhere in a particular year, or the year it was produced2[countable, uncountable] the time when something was produced, built, etc.3of recent vintage written having happened or started not very long ago: It was one of his best speeches of recent vintage. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French vendenge, from Latin vindemia, from vinum wine, grapes + demere to take off] |