mined

Variant of mine

mine definition

mine (mīn)

pronoun

that or those belonging to me: the possessive form of I, used without a following noun, often after of that book is mine; mine are better; he is a friend of mine

Etymology: ME min < OE, gen. sing of ic, I, akin to Ger mein: for base see me

possessive pronominal adjective

Archaic my: used before a word beginning with a vowel or the letter h[mine eyes, mine honor]; also used after a noun in direct address daughter mine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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