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meinie

mein·y
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mey-nee]
    • /ˈmeɪ ni/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mey-nee]
    • /ˈmeɪ ni/

Definitions of meinie word

  • noun plural meinie Archaic. a group or suite of attendants, followers, dependents, etc. 1
  • noun plural meinie Scot. Archaic. a multitude; crowd. 1
  • noun meinie (now rare, Scotland, Ireland) A household, or family. 1
  • noun meinie feudal retainers or attendants, collectively; retinue or household 0
  • noun meinie a crowd; throng; multitude 0

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Origin of meinie

First appearance:

before 1250
One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English meynee household < Old French meyne, mesnie, mesnede < Vulgar Latin *mānsiōnāta. See mansion, -ate1

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Parts of speech for Meinie

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

meinie popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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