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minces

The correct spelling is minces.

How to pronounce minces

noun

IPA: /ˈmɪnsɪz/

Say it like: Min-ses

The correct spelling is minces. Finely chopped meat. For example: "During Christmas time my dad loves to eat mince pies."

Usage Examples

During Christmas time my dad loves to eat mince pies.

Butchers often use machines to mince meat.

a minced oath

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Finely chopped meat.
  2. 2.Finely chopped mixed fruit used in Christmas pies; mincemeat.
  3. 3.An affected (often dainty or short and precise) gait.
  4. 4.An affected manner, especially of speaking; an affectation.
  5. 5.(chiefly in the plural) An eye (from mince pie).

verb

  1. 1.To make less; make small.
  2. 2.To lessen; diminish; to diminish in speaking; speak of lightly or slightingly; minimise.
  3. 3.To effect mincingly.
  4. 4.To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine.
  5. 5.To suppress or weaken the force of

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