minim

[ min-uhm ]

/ ˈmɪn əm /

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noun

the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1/60 (0.0167) of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. Abbreviation: min, min.; Symbol: ♍, ♏

Music. a note, formerly the shortest in use, but now equivalent in time value to one half of a semibreve; half note.

the least quantity of anything.

something very small or insignificant.

(initial capital letter) a member of a mendicant religious order founded in the 15th century by St. Francis of Paola.

adjective

smallest.

very small.

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Origin of minim

1400–50; late Middle English <Medieval Latin, Latin minimus; as musical term, <Medieval Latin (nota) minima;see minimum

Words nearby minim

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How to use minim in a sentence

At such an hour as this Malone wasted no minim of strength in futile anger.
Destiny|Charles Neville Buck
Dr. Jones from a small case vial dropped a single minim into a teaspoon and wiped it off upon her tongue.
Doctor Jones' Picnic|S. E. Chapman
The dose was severe—yet she seemed healthy enough to stand a three-minim injection.
The Green Rust|Edgar Wallace
In such a case, the third minim adds nothing to the duration of the bar, as some conductors seem to imagine.
The Orchestral Conductor|Hector Berlioz

It is to be given in ten to twenty minim doses, largely diluted.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon

British Dictionary definitions for minim

minim

/ (ˈmɪnɪm) /

noun

a unit of fluid measure equal to one sixtieth of a drachm. It is approximately equal to one dropSymbol: M, ♏

music a note having the time value of half a semibreveUsual US and Canadian name: half-note

a small or insignificant person or thing

a downward stroke in calligraphy

adjective

rare very small; tiny

Word Origin for minim

C15 (in its musical meaning): from Latin minimus smallest

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