Etymology

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Today it means: A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. Full definition →

French minime
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minim · noun1

  1. French · borrowed fromminime
  2. French · borrowed fromminime
  3. English todayminim

Borrowed from French minime.

Minim · noun2

See minimum (“least”); so called to humble them even below the Franciscans, or "friars minor".

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