minim
Example Sentences
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What they meant was that Meredith Willson, 63, was a missed minim who didn't belong on the council.
From Time Magazine Archive
Crotchet, kroch′et, n. a hook: a note in music, equal to half a minim, : a crooked or perverse fancy: a whim, or conceit.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
And, on the other hand, for a minim rest, 6f.; a crotchet rest, 3f.; &c.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 491, May 28, 1831 by Various
I repeated the operation in exactly the same manner, and now the drops averaged 1/23.5 of a minim.
From Insectivorous Plants by Darwin, Charles
On the contrary, a sorrowful fatality kept them separate, scattered in little groups, and even in the inner circle of these minim groups kept them distant and reserved.
From Pierre and Luce by Rolland, Romain
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
