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
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Lesbia set to work to try and explain the functions of a minim, a crotchet, and a quaver.
From Loyal to the School by Brazil, Angela
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
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
A drop may be half a minim, or as large as two or even three.
From How to Care for the Insane A Manual for Nurses by Granger, William D.