minim

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

2 a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram

3 a musical note having the time value of half a whole note [syn: half note]

English

Noun

1. A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.

Translations

• Portuguese: mínima

See also

• crotchet
• quaver
• semibreve

A minim is:

• Minim in music - a note length, another name for a half note
• Minim (unit) - an amount of fluid
• Minim (religious order) - a member of a religious order founded by St. Francis of Paula
• Minim (palaeography) - a short vertical stroke used in handwriting

All of these derive from Latin minimus, 'very small', and are stressed on the first syllable. Additionally, with the stress on the second syllable:

• Minim (a Hebrew plural form) - are, in Talmudic terminology, outsiders within the Jewish community.

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