Definition of minim Minim

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We found 14 definitions of minim from 4 different sources.

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What does minim mean?

WordNet

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Noun

Plural: minims

minim - a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram
  united states liquid unit a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System
minim - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters
  british capacity unit, imperial capacity unit a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet
minim - a musical note having the time value of half a whole note
  half note
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  • minim (Noun)
    A half note , drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
  • minim (Noun)
    A unit of volume, in the Imperial and U. S. customary systems, 1/60 fluid drachm . Approximately equal to 1 drop, 62 μL or 0. 9 grain weight of water.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • minim (n.)
    Anything very minute; as, the minims of existence; -- applied to animalcula; and the like.
  • minim (n.)
    The smallest liquid measure, equal to about one drop; the sixtieth part of a fluid drachm.
  • minim (n.)
    A small fish; a minnow.
  • minim (n.)
    A little man or being; a dwarf.
  • minim (n.)
    One of an austere order of mendicant hermits of friars founded in the 15th century by St. Francis of Paola.
  • minim (n.)
    A time note, formerly the shortest in use; a half note, equal to half a semibreve, or two quarter notes or crotchets.
  • minim (n.)
    A short poetical encomium.
  • minim (a.)
    Minute.

Part of speech

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  • minim, noun, singular of minims.
  • minim, adjective.

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