mine

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Estimated CEFR level: A1 — Beginner

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
  2. noun explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel
  3. verb get from the earth by excavation

Etymology

From Middle English min, myn, from Old English mīn, from Proto-West Germanic *mīn, from Proto-Germanic *mīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *méynos. Cognate with Saterland Frisian mien, West Frisian myn, Dutch mijn, Low German mien, German mein, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian min, Icelandic mín.

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