Like the more common minimum, minim derives from the Latin word minimus, meaning "least" or "smallest." Musicians were the first to note its significance in the 15th century as a word for the …

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MINIM definition: 1. a musical note with a time value equal to two crotchets or half a semibreve 2. a musical note…. Learn more.

3. the least quantity of anything. 4. something small or insignificant. 5. smallest or very small. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. …

Sep 22, 2025 · Anything very minute; applied to animalcula and the like. (zoology) The smallest kind of worker in a leaf-cutter ant colony. A small fish; a minnow. Borrowed from Latin …

MINIM definition: the smallest unit of liquid measure, 1/60 (0.0167) of a fluid dram, roughly equivalent to one drop. min, min.; ♍, ♏ See examples of minim used in a sentence.

Minim, an order of friars founded in 1435 by St. Francis of Paola in Calabria, Italy. Members consider humility the primary virtue and regard themselves as the least (minimi) of all the …

Definition of minim noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun minim, two of which are labelled obsolete, and one of which is considered derogatory. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, …

In order of halving duration, we have: double note (breve); whole note (semibreve); half note (minim); quarter note (crotchet); eighth note (quaver); sixteenth note (semiquaver).