minim

Definition

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

Etymology

From French minime.

Example Sentences

• "He thanked me with a smiling nod, measured out a few minims of the red tincture and added one of the powders."
• "the minims of existence"
• "These as a line thir^([sic]) long dimension drew, Streaking the ground with sinuous trace; not all Minims of Nature; some of Serpent kinde Wondrous in length and corpulence […]"

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