VINTAGE


Meaning of VINTAGE in English

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1.

The ~ of a good quality wine is the year and place that it was made before being stored to improve it. You can also use ~ to refer to the wine that was made in a certain year.

This wine is from one of the two best ~s of the decade in this region...

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2.

Vintage wine is good quality wine that has been stored for several years in order to improve its quality.

If you can buy only one case at auction, it should be ~ port.

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3.

Vintage cars or aeroplanes are old but are admired because they are considered to be the best of their kind.

The museum will have a permanent exhibition of 60 ~ cars.

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4.

You can use ~ to describe something which is the best and most typical of its kind.

This is ~ comedy at its best.

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