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Word entry · 5 letters

minim

Best crossword clue

"British half note"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈmɪ.nɪm/Part of speech nounSorted iimmnStarts with MEnds with M2 clues
1M2I3N4I5M

Definitions

  1. a musical note having the time value of half a whole note

Word origin

Borrowed from French minime.

Used in a sentence

  • 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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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01British half note5 letters
02Half-note, in Britain5 letters

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