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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A reduction of must or sweet wine produced by boiling it in large kettles until it was reduced by half or two-thirds in volume. historical, uncountable

Synonyms

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carene

Etymology

From Latin carēnum or caroenum, from Ancient Greek κάροινον (károinon), q.v.

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