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minim

/ˈmɪnɪm/
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Other forms: minims

Definitions of minim
  1. noun
    a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram
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    United States liquid unit
    a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System
  2. noun
    a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters
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    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
  3. noun
    a musical note having the time value of half a whole note
    synonyms: half note
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    type of:
    musical note, note, tone
    a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
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