minecraft

mine·craft

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mahyn-kraft, ‐krahft]
- /ˈmaɪnˌkræft, ‐krɑft/
- /mˈaɪnkraft/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mahyn-kraft, ‐krahft]
- /ˈmaɪnˌkræft, ‐krɑft/

Definition of minecraft word

noun minecraft a type of warship for sweeping mines at sea. 1

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Origin of minecraft

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

1925-30;for def 1 mine2 (in the sense “an underwater explosive”) + craft; for def 2 mine2 (in the sense “to dig, extract ore”) + craft; coined in 2009 by Markus Persson, Swedish video game programmer and designer of the game.

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Parts of speech for Minecraft

noun

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adverb

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minecraft popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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