ming
A mixtureA mixture.
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» Tom broke Mary's expensive Chinese Ming vase.
Tom hat Marias teure chinesische Mingvase zu Bruch gehen lassen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том разбил Мэрину дорогую китайскую вазу эпохи Мин. — Wezel
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3 senses(Ireland, UK)A mixture.
(uncountable)Destiny, fate.
(UK, obsolete)The state of being under mixed ownership; land under mixed ownership, particularly without physical demarcations designating ownership.
- the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644
Examples
19 sentencesTom broke Mary's expensive Chinese Ming vase.
ruТом разбил Мэрину дорогую китайскую вазу эпохи Мин. — Wezel
deTom hat Marias teure chinesische Mingvase zu Bruch gehen lassen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Chih-ming’s insane — he always wins the last round in mahjong.
Ming called her friend yesterday evening.
Ming called her friend last night.
Did Ming's father play tennis yesterday?
Origin
From Middle English mingen, mengen, from Old English mengan (“to mix, combine, unite, assoFrom Middle English mingen, mengen, from Old English mengan (“to mix, combine, unite, associate with, consort, cohabit with, disturb, converse”), from Proto-West Germanic *mangijan (“to mix, knead”), from Proto-Indo-European *menk- (“to rumple, knead”). Cognate with Dutch mengen (“to mix, blend, mingle”), German mengen (“to mix”), Danish mænge (“to rub”), Old English ġemang (“mixture, union, troop, crowd, multitude, congregation, assembly, business, cohabitation”). More at among.
From Chinese 命 (mìng, “destiny, fate; luck”).
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Forms
plural: mingsSynonyms
1 synonyms- the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644:Ming dynasty
See also
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