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vin(i)-

Also vino‑.

Wine.

Latin vinum, wine.

Viniculture is the cultivation of grapevines for winemaking; vinification is the conversion of grape juice into wine by fermentation (for which the verb is vinify); vinology is the scientific study of grapevines; the adjective associated with wine is vinous.

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