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- [wahyn]
- /waɪn/
- /waɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wahyn]
- /waɪn/
Definitions of wine word
- noun wine the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less. 1
- noun wine a particular variety of such fermented grape juice: port and sherry wines. 1
- noun wine the juice, fermented or unfermented, of various other fruits or plants, used as a beverage, sauce, etc.: gooseberry wine; currant wine. 1
- noun wine a dark reddish color, as of red wines. 1
- noun wine Pharmacology. vinum. 1
- noun wine something that invigorates, cheers, or intoxicates like wine. 1
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Origin of wine
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English (noun), Old English wīn (cognate with Dutch wijn, German Wein, Old Norse vīn, Gothic wein) ≪ Latin vīnum (cognate with Greek oînos)
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Parts of speech for Wine
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wine popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
wine usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wine
noun wine
- color — the sensation resulting from stimulation of the retina of the eye by light waves of certain lengths
- colour — The colour of something is the appearance that it has as a result of the way in which it reflects light. Red, blue, and green are colours.
- lavender — a pale bluish purple.
- lilac — any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- mauve — a pale bluish purple.
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