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C2 Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives

US /ˈmɪnstɚ/ UK /ˈmɪnstə/ See IPA manual

Freq #44501

Meanings

1

noun
A large or important church, especially a cathedral.

Tourists climbed the steps of the great minster to admire the stained glass.
2

noun
A church attached to a monastery.

The ancient minster had served the monks for over a thousand years.

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Word family

Forms minsters

Derived forms axminstereastminsterilminsterwestminster

Etymology

From Middle English mynster (see mynisterie), from Old English mynster, from Latin monastērium (“monastery”), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “monastery; solitary dwelling”). Doublet of monastery.

mynster Old English monastērium Latin μοναστήριον Ancient Greek

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Topics

Word Formation & Derivatives General Vocabulary

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# minster

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈmɪnstɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmɪnstə/
**Frequency rank:** 44501

## Meanings
1. A large or important church, especially a cathedral.
2. A church attached to a monastery.

## Examples
- Tourists climbed the steps of the great minster to admire the stained glass.
- The ancient minster had served the monks for over a thousand years.

## Derived Forms
- axminster
- eastminster
- ilminster
- westminster

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mynster
- Root: monastērium
- Root: μοναστήριον

## Etymology
From Middle English mynster (see mynisterie), from Old English mynster, from Latin monastērium (“monastery”), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “monastery; solitary dwelling”). Doublet of monastery.

## AI Etymology
Minster is from Middle English mynster (see mynisterie), from Old English mynster, from Latin monastērium (“monastery”), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “monastery; solitary dwelling”). Doublet of monastery. In present-day use, it can mean a large or important church, especially a cathedral, or a church attached to a monastery. Derived formations include axminster, eastminster, ilminster, and westminster.

## Topics
- Word Formation & Derivatives
- General Vocabulary

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