champagne English · revision 14987

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=eponym|attested=1664|origins=la-lat campānia}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ʃæmˈpeɪn/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|fr|champagne]], short for [[m|fr|vin de Champagne|t=wine of Champagne]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from the name of the former province of Champagne in north-eastern France, where it was first made,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from [[la-lat|campānia|t=level country]] (see [[campaign]] and [[champaign]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Wine from Champagne: 1664 in Barnhart, the OED and Merriam-Webster, the 1660s in Etymonline.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ At first it meant any wine of the region, then narrowed to its sparkling wines, whose fizz is artificially produced, and by the late 18th century widened to sparkling wines made anywhere.^(Etymonline) Figuratively, something exhilarating, it is from 1891,^(OED 1989) and a pale straw colour from 1881.^(OED 1989) A nonce verb, to drink champagne, is from 1814.^(OED 1989) Collins records ''champagne'' before a noun for a luxurious lifestyle, as a ''champagne socialist''.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1664 – champagne.^(Barnhart 1988)^(OED 1989)

+ * late 18th century – any sparkling wine.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1881 – a champagne colour.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1891 – something exhilarating.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # A sparkling white wine made in the Champagne region of France.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Loosely, any sparkling white wine.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A pale orange-yellow or greyish-yellow colour.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Adjective===

+ # Denoting a luxurious way of life.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[fine champagne]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[campaign]]

+ * [[champaign]]

+ * [[camp]]

+ * [[campus]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}