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minichain

minichain noun: a small chain (in various senses).

Noun

minichain (plural minichains)

  1. A small chain (in various senses).
    • Interviews with people in the restaurant business on Friday suggest that it would not be easy or even practical for the Ciprianis to continue to operate as a dry minichain, but that resourcefulness might go a long way.2008 May 10, Eric Konigsberg, “Imagining a Cipriani Dining Place Without Those Family-Invented Bellinis”, in New York Times

Forms of minichain

pluralminichains

Origin of minichain

From mini- + chain.

Questions about minichain

What does minichain mean?
Minichain means a small chain (in various senses).
What part of speech is minichain?
Minichain is a noun.
What is the plural of minichain?
The plural of minichain is minichains.

Words near minichain in the dictionary

  1. minicellulosome
  2. minicellulosomes
  3. minicentrifuge
  4. minicentrifuges
  5. Minich
  6. minichain
  7. minichains
  8. minichapel
  9. minichapels
  10. minicharged
  11. minicheeseburger

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