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minced

minced adjective: finely chopped. Also the simple past and past participle of mince.

Adjective

minced (comparative more minced, superlative most minced)

  1. Finely chopped.
  2. Minutely subdivided.
  3. (figuratively) Weakened, extenuated.

Also used as

minced is also the simple past and past participle of mince.

Forms of minced

comparativemore minced
superlativemost minced

Origin of minced

From Middle English mynced, ymynced, y-mynsed. By surface analysis, mince + -ed.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Words formed from minced

Phrases with minced

Questions about minced

What does minced mean?
Minced means finely chopped.
What part of speech is minced?
Minced is an adjective.

Words near minced in the dictionary

  1. mince steak
  2. mince up
  3. mince words
  4. mince-meaty
  5. minceable
  6. minced
  7. minced beef
  8. minced meat
  9. minced meats
  10. minced oath
  11. minced oaths

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