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minirace

minirace noun: a short race (contest of speed).

Noun

minirace (plural miniraces)

  1. A short race (contest of speed).
    • Teichman, who planned to head to Citi Field to work Game 5 of the World Series on Sunday night shortly after finishing, has raced nine times and become used to a day that is full of miniraces.2015 November 1, Seth Berkman, “Getting to the Start on Time: The Race Before the Race”, in New York Times

Forms of minirace

pluralminiraces

Origin of minirace

From mini- + race.

Questions about minirace

What does minirace mean?
Minirace means a short race (contest of speed).
What part of speech is minirace?
Minirace is a noun.
What is the plural of minirace?
The plural of minirace is miniraces.

Words near minirace in the dictionary

  1. minipuberty
  2. minipump
  3. minipumps
  4. miniquake
  5. miniquakes
  6. minirace
  7. miniraces
  8. miniramp
  9. miniramps
  10. minireactor
  11. minireactors

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