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The correct spelling is minim.

How to pronounce minim

noun

IPA: /ˈmɪ.nɪm/

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The correct spelling is minim. A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. For example: "the minims of existence"

Usage Examples

the minims of existence

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
  2. 2.A unit of volume, in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems, 1/60 fluid drachm. Approximately equal to 1 drop, 62 μL or 0.9 grain (weight) of water.
  3. 3.A short vertical stroke used in handwriting.
  4. 4.Anything very minute; applied to animalcula and the like.
  5. 5.The smallest kind of worker in a leaf-cutter ant colony.

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