at and t cellular: Word of the Day: Minim

Saturday, October 28, 2023

Saturday, October 28, 2023

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Minim

noun

1. (Music, British) A note having the time value of two quarter notes or half of a whole note, represented by a ring with a stem. Also called half note.

2. One-sixtieth of a fluid dram, about one drop of liquid.

3. (In calligraphy) A short vertical stroke, as in the letters "i," "m," "n," "u."

"Hold this note for an extra minim and it will flow into the next verse nicely."

"It's too sweet — add a few minims of bitters to this cocktail."

"I'm learning calligraphy, and I've just perfected the minim stroke."

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Latin, mid-15th century

"Minimal" is an adjective that means "the smallest amount," but the noun "minim" (from the same Latin origin "minimus," or "smallest") has multiple (tiny) definitions. For a calligrapher, a minim is the upstroke they use to form certain lowercase letters, including "i" and "m." For a chemist, a minim is exactly one-sixtieth of a fluid dram, but you can estimate it as one drop....