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mint

Pronunciation: /mɪnt/

The English word “mint” has 19 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
  2. A vast sum of money; (by extension) a large amount of something.
  3. Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.
  4. Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.
  5. The flavoring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.
  6. A green color, like that of mint.
  7. A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.
  8. An intent, a purpose; an attempt, a try; an effort, an endeavor.

verb

  1. To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.
  2. To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
  3. To create a crypto token.
  4. To try, attempt; take aim.
  5. To try, attempt, endeavor; to take aim at; to try to hit; to purpose.
  6. To hint; suggest; insinuate.

adjective

  1. In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
  2. Unused with original gum; as issued originally.
  3. Very good, excellent.
  4. Attractive; beautiful; handsome.
  5. Of a green color, like that of the mint plant.

Etymology

From Middle English mynt, münet (“money, coin”), from Old English mynet (“coin”), from late Proto-West Germanic *munit, from Latin monēta (“place for making coins, coined money”), from the temple of Juno Moneta (named for Monēta mother of the Muses), where coins were made. Doublet of money and manat. The verb is from the noun; Old English mynetian (“to mint”) is a parallel formation.

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