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    mint
    [mint]
    noun
    mint (noun) · mints (plural noun) · common mint (noun)
    1. an aromatic plant native to temperate regions of the Old World, several kinds of which are used as culinary herbs:
      "plant mint in a large pot with drainage holes" · "there are many other mints with distinct aromas"
      • the flavor of mint, especially peppermint:
        "a tasty mint and chocolate flavored cone"
    2. a peppermint candy:
      "Dickie pulled out a packet of mints from his pocket"
    Origin
    Old English minte, of West Germanic origin; related to German Minze, ultimately via Latin from Greek minthē.
    mint
    [mint]
    noun
    mint (noun) · mints (plural noun) · a mint (noun)
    1. a place where money is coined, especially under state authority:
      "die links between coins indicate that they were made at the same mint"
      • informal
        (a mint)
        a vast sum of money:
        "the car doesn't cost a mint"
    adjective
    mint (adjective)
    1. (of an object) in pristine condition; as new:
      "a pair of speakers including stands, mint, $160"
    verb
    mint (verb) · mints (third person present) · minted (past tense) · minted (past participle) · minting (present participle)
    1. make (a coin) by stamping metal:
      "only coins of a relatively high denomination were minted"
      • produce for the first time:
        "an example of newly minted technology"
    Origin
    Old English mynet ‘coin’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch munt and German Münze, from Latin moneta ‘money’. The adjective derives from an elliptical use of in mint condition.
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