əm noun
1.
the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1 / 60 of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. Abbreviation: min, min.; Symbol: ♍, ♏
2.
Music. a note, formerly the shortest in use, but now equivalent in time value to one half of a semibreve; half note. See illus. under note.
3.
the least quantity of anything.
4.
something very small or insignificant.
5.
( initial capital letter ) a member of a mendicant religious order founded in the 15th century by St. Francis of Paola.
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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin, Latin minimus; as musical term, < Medieval Latin (nota) minima; see minimum
1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin, Latin minimus; as musical term, < Medieval Latin (nota) minima; see minimum
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| —n | |
| 1. | M, η a unit of fluid measure equal to one sixtieth of a drachm. It is approximately equal to one drop |
| 2. | music Usual US and Canadian name: half-note a note having the time value of half a semibreve |
| 3. | a small or insignificant person or thing |
| 4. | a downward stroke in calligraphy |
| —adj | |
| 5. | rare very small; tiny |
| [C15 (in its musical meaning): from Latin minimus smallest] | |
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Word Origin & History
minim
mid-15c., in music, from L. minimus "smallest" (see minimum). Calligraphy sense is from c.1600.
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minim min·im (mĭn'əm)
n.
In the United States, a unit of volume equal to 1/60 of a fluid dram, or 0.0616 milliliters.
In Great Britain, 1/20 of a scruple, or 0.0592 milliliters.
The smallest or the least of several similar structures.
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