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Rareminces
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.Finely chopped meat.
- 2.Finely chopped mixed fruit used in Christmas pies; mincemeat.
- 3.An affected (often dainty or short and precise) gait.
- 4.An affected manner, especially of speaking; an affectation.
- 5.(chiefly in the plural) An eye (from mince pie).
verb
- 1.To make less; make small.
- 2.To lessen; diminish; to diminish in speaking; speak of lightly or slightingly; minimise.
- 3.To effect mincingly.
- 4.To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine.
- 5.To suppress or weaken the force of
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