name
Meaning 1
A surname from Irish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
minish
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Pronunciation
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/ˈmɪn.ɪʃ/
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rhymes with -ɪnɪʃ
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CMU ARPABET: M IH1 N IH0 SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To lessen or cause to seem to be less.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Variant of McNeese.
From Middle English menuse, from Middle French menusier, from Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre.