MINECRAFT Definition & Meaning

minecraft

[ mahyn-kraft, ‐-��ڳ� ]

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noun

a type of warship for sweeping mines at sea.

Trademark.

Minecraft. a brand name for a sandbox video game with construction, crafting, exploration, and combat mechanics, available on many game platforms.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of minecraft¹

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

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One bright spot came this last week when the Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures-produced “A Minecraft Movie” topped the charts in China.

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“A Minecraft Movie” is just a wisp of past glories.

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There has been an "exceptional" crowd response to A Minecraft Movie, the UK Cinema Association has said, with many young fans noisily shouting out when certain characters appear.

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Based on one of the world's best-selling video games, the film tells the story of four misfits pulled through a mysterious portal into the Overworld – the place where all players start in Minecraft.

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A cinema has told customers to behave during showings of A Minecraft Movie after rowdy behaviour at other screenings went viral on social media.

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