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fortified wine

noun

  1. a wine, as port or sherry, to which brandy has been added in order to arrest fermentation or to increase the alcoholic content.

fortified wine

noun

  1. wine treated by the addition of brandy or alcohol, such as port, marsala, and sherry

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fortified wine1

First recorded in 1905–10

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