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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.
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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Minim
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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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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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