What is the meaning of Minim?

  • (n.) The smallest liquid measure, equal to about one drop; the sixtieth part of a fluid drachm.
  • (n.) A small fish; a minnow.
  • (n.) Anything very minute; as, the minims of existence; -- applied to animalcula; and the like.
  • (a.) Minute.
  • (n.) One of an austere order of mendicant hermits of friars founded in the 15th century by St. Francis of Paola.
  • (n.) A little man or being; a dwarf.
  • (n.) A short poetical encomium.
  • (n.) A time note, formerly the shortest in use; a half note, equal to half a semibreve or two quarter notes or crotchets.
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APAWebster's. (2011). minim. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/minim/definitions/2032915
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "minim" http://smartdefine.org/minim/definitions/2032915 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, minim, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/minim/definitions/2032915>.
MLAWebster's. "minim" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/minim/definitions/2032915>
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