How to pronounce vignette
American English pronunciation
vin-YET
- IPA
- /vɪnˈjɛt/
- Syllables
- vin · YET (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What vignette means
A short piece of writing that paints one small scene
In a sentence: Her book is full of little vignettes about life on the farm.
Where it comes from: It's French for "little vine," because early ones were vine patterns drawn in books. It was first recorded in 1751.
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