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wine vs generic wine

generic wine vs wine

wine and generic wine both are nouns.

wine is a verb but generic wine is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wine Yes No Yes No
generic wine Yes No No No
As nouns, generic wine is a hyponym of wine; that is, generic wine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wine:
  • wine: fermented juice (of grapes especially)
  • generic wine: wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as `vin rouge', `vino rosso', `rotwein', `red wine', etc.), or by general class (as `vin ordinaire', `vin de table', `vino da tavola', `tafelwein', `table wine', etc.)
wine (noun) generic wine (noun)
a red as dark as red wine wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as `vin rouge', `vino rosso', `rotwein', `red wine', etc.), or by general class (as `vin ordinaire', `vin de table', `vino da tavola', `tafelwein', `table wine', etc.)
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
wine (verb) generic wine (verb)
drink wine
treat to wine
Difference between wine and generic wine

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