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MINIM

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A musical note having the time value of half a whole note

Synonyms:

half note; minim

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("minim" is a kind of...):

musical note; note; tone (a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("minim" is a kind of...):

United States liquid unit (a liquid unit officially adopted in the United States Customary System)

Holonyms ("minim" is a part of...):

drachm; fluid drachm; fluid dram; fluidram (a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce)

Sense 3

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("minim" is a kind of...):

British capacity unit; Imperial capacity unit (a unit of measure for capacity officially adopted in the British Imperial System; British units are both dry and wet)

Holonyms ("minim" is a part of...):

drachm; fluid drachm; fluid dram; fluidram (a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters)

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