Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minced

/mˈɪnst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
minced
IPA
/mˈɪnst/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Finely chopped.

adj

Minutely subdivided.

adj

Weakened, extenuated.

verb

simple past and past participle of mince

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more minced (comparative) most minced (superlative)

Derived Forms

mincedness unminced

Phrases

minced beef minced meat minced oath

Rhymes With

convinced unconvinced winced evinced

Questions

How do you pronounce minced?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪnst/.
What does minced mean?
Finely chopped.
Where does minced come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce minced

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