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Word: mince (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • countable An affected manner.
  • countable A short, precise step.
  • uncountable Finely chopped meat.
  • uncountable Finely chopped mixed fruit used in Christmas pies; mincemeat.

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Verb:

  • intransitive To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner.
  • intransitive To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.
  • cooking To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine.
  • transitive To affect; to make a parade of.
  • transitive To suppress or weaken the force of; to extenuate; to palliate; to tell by degrees, instead of directly and frankly; to clip, as words or expressions; to utter half and keep back half of.

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