MINIM

PRONUNCIATION: (MIN-uhm)

MEANING: noun:
1. The least amount of anything.
2. In music, a half note.
3. A unit of liquid measure, equivalent to 1/60 of a fluid dram (about one drop of liquid).
4. In calligraphy, a short vertical stroke, as in the letters i, m, n, u.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin minimus (smallest, least). Earliest documented use: 1440.
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MINT I.M. - intramuscular flavoring

MR NIM - champion at taking-away game

MINI-MD - Doogie Howser