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noun
Minim  n.  
1.
Anything very minute; as, the minims of existence; applied to animalcula; and the like.
2.
The smallest liquid measure, equal to about one drop; the sixtieth part of a fluid drachm, equal to one four-hundred-eightieth of a fluid ounce, or 0.06161 milliliter (U. S. measure) or 0.05919 milliliters (British measure).
3.
(Zool.) A small fish; a minnow. (Prov. Eng.)
4.
A little man or being; a dwarf. (Obs.)
5.
(Eccl. Hist.) One of an austere order of mendicant hermits or friars founded in the 15th century by St. Francis of Paola.
6.
(Mus.) A time note, formerly the shortest in use; a half note, equal to half a semibreve, or two quarter notes or crotchets.
7.
A short poetical encomium. (Obs.)






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Minim" Quotes from Famous Books



... which time their water ran out, and for more than two days they had not a single drop, although they reduced their allowance to such an infinitesimal quantity that their final draught did not amount to more than a minim. ...
— Picked up at Sea - The Gold Miners of Minturne Creek • J.C. Hutcheson



Words linked to "Minim" :   tone, fluid dram, fluid drachm, drachm, half note, Imperial capacity unit



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