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minimi
min·i·mus
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ˈmɪn
ə
məs
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noun,
plural
min·i·mi
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.
1.
a creature or being that is the smallest or least significant.
2.
Anatomy
.
the little finger or toe.
Origin:
1580–90;
<
Neo-Latin,
Latin:
literally, smallest
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minimus
(ˈmɪnɪməs)
—
adj
(
Brit
) (
immediately postpositive
) the youngest: sometimes used after the surname of a schoolboy having elder brothers at the same school:
Hunt minimus
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
minimus
1580, from L. minimus (pl. minimi); see
minimum
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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