minim

Definition of Minim in English :

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Noun

1. minim

a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters

2. minim

a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram

3. half note, minim

a musical note having the time value of half a whole note

half note

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Minim

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noun

1.

a unit of fluid measure equal to one sixtieth of a drachm. It is approximately equal to one drop

. Symbol: M, ♏

2. music

a note having the time value of half a semibreve

. Usual US and Canadian name: half-note

3.

a small or insignificant person or thing

4.

a downward stroke in calligraphy

adjective

5. rare

very small; tiny

Minim

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noun

1.

the smallest unit of liquid measure, equal to 1⁄60 fluid dram or about half a drop (0.0616 milliliter): the British and Canadian imperial minim equals 1⁄60 of an imperial fluid dram or 0.0592 milliliter

abbrev. min

2.

a tiny portion

3. Chiefly British

half note

adjective

4.

smallest; tiniest

Minim

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n.

1. Abbr. M. or min. A unit of fluid measure, as:

a. In the United States, ¹/₆₀ of a fluid dram (0.0616 milliliter).

b. In Great Britain, ¹/₂₀ of a scruple (0.0592 milliliter).

2. Music A half note.

3. An insignificantly small portion or thing.

4. A downward vertical stroke in handwriting.

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