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- [mins-meet]
- /ˈmɪnsˌmit/
- /ˈmɪns.miːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mins-meet]
- /ˈmɪnsˌmit/
Definitions of mincemeat word
- noun mincemeat a mixture composed of minced apples, suet, and sometimes meat, together with raisins, currants, candied citron, etc., for filling a pie. 1
- noun mincemeat anything cut up very small, especially meat. 1
- idioms mincemeat make mincemeat of, to destroy utterly: He made mincemeat of his opponent's charges. 1
- noun mincemeat A mixture of currants, raisins, sugar, apples, candied citrus peel, spices, and suet, typically baked in a pie. 1
- noun mincemeat minced spiced fruit 1
- noun mincemeat ground meat 1
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Origin of mincemeat
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-65; mince + meat
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Parts of speech for Mincemeat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
mincemeat popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% 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.
mincemeat usage trend in Literature
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