WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mac•er•a•tion
(mas′ə rā′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- Winethe act or process of macerating.
- Winea process in winemaking in which the crushed grape skins are left in the juice until they have imparted the desired color or the proper amount of tannins and aroma.
- Latin mācerātiōn-, stem of mācerātiō; see macerate, -ion
- 1485–95
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