Thesaurus: minim

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1. n. Anything very minute; as, the minims of existence; -- applied to animalcula; and the like.
2. n. The smallest liquid measure, equal to about one drop; the sixtieth part of a fluid drachm.
3. n. A small fish; a minnow.
4. n. A little man or being; a dwarf.
5. n. One of an austere order of mendicant hermits of friars founded in the 15th century by St. Francis of Paola.
6. n. A time note, formerly the shortest in use; a half note, equal to half a semibreve, or two quarter notes or crotchets.
7. n. A short poetical encomium.
8. a. Minute.
9. n. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters
10. n. a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram
11. n. a musical note having the time value of half a whole note
12. 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. 3. (Zoöl.) A small fish; a minnow. [Prov. Eng.] 4. A little man or being; a dwarf. [Obs.] Milton. 5. (Eccl. Hist.) One of an austere order of mendicant hermits of 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.] Spenser. Minute. "Minim forms." J. R. Drake.