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Get to know Minim better with 8 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like note or tone.

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Minim in a sentence

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Minim | Minimum | Minimal | Minimize | Minimise | Minimizing | Minimalist | Minimized | Minimally

Minim meaning

  1. A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
  2. A unit of volume, in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems, ¹⁄₆₀ fluid drachm. Approximately equal to 1 drop, 62 μL or 0.9 grain (weight) of water.
  3. A short vertical stroke used in handwriting.

Synonyms of Minim

british capacity unit imperial capacity unit half note note musical note tone

Related words

Other words often associated with Minim or its synonyms:

line bill speak delivery air colour mouth timbre atmosphere talk speech color

Using Minim

  • The main meaning on this page is: A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. | A unit of volume, in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems, ¹⁄₆₀ fluid drachm. Approximately equal to 1 drop, 62 μL or 0.9 grain (weight) of water. | A short vertical stroke used in handwriting.
  • Useful related words include: british capacity unit, imperial capacity unit, half note, note.
  • In the example corpus, minim often appears in combinations such as: the minim, minim and.

Context around Minim

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 27.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

semibreve 1×

Often after:

half 2× equivalent 1×

Sentence patterns with Minim

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and the minim was called 1× arba a minim for sukkot 1× between a minim and a 1× is a minim half note 1× note the minim equivalent to 1× show a minim or half 1× the semibreve minim and existed 1× undermine the minim half note 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

by the same 1× in particular the 1× so a main 1× the melodic writing 1× the relation between 1× these different permutations 1×

Common sentence endings:

longer note value 1× or half note 1× to each semibreve 1× was called prolatio 1× when figuring doses 1× with surface detail 1×

Words around Minim

Just before it in the word index:

minilla 3 miniled 3 minilateral 3 minik 2 minihane 2 miniguns 2

Just after it in the word index:

minima 28 minimal 1.686 minimalism 65 minimalist 252 minimalistic 52 minimalists 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Minim

  • In this selection, "minim" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, semibreve, half and equivalent stand out and add context to how "minim" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and the minim was called and arba a minim for sukkot. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "minim" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with minim

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In particular, "the difference between a minim and a drop should be borne in mind when figuring doses. (18 words)

The melodic writing often breaks into quaver (eighth-note) motion, tending to undermine the minim (half-note) pulse with surface detail. (21 words)

The relation between the breve and the semibreve was called tempus, and the relation between the semibreve and the minim was called prolatio. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

This term has been sustained to the present day, and though now it means the beat is a minim (half note), in contradiction to the literal meaning of the phrase, it still indicates that the beat has changed to a longer note value. (43 words)

These different permutations were called "perfect/imperfect tempus" at the level of the breve–semibreve relationship, "perfect/imperfect prolation" at the level of the semibreve–minim, and existed in all possible combinations with each other. (35 words)

Some of the perks is picking your own Arba’a minim for Sukkot, using your own olive oil for Chanukah and Wine for kiddush form your own field. (28 words)

Example sentences (8)

Some of the perks is picking your own Arba’a minim for Sukkot, using your own olive oil for Chanukah and Wine for kiddush form your own field.

By the same reckoning, there could be two or three of the next smallest note, the "minim," (equivalent to the modern "half note") to each semibreve.

In particular, "the difference between a minim and a drop should be borne in mind when figuring doses.

So a main would show a crotchet (or quarter note ), as shown to the right, while a main would show a minim (or half note ).

The melodic writing often breaks into quaver (eighth-note) motion, tending to undermine the minim (half-note) pulse with surface detail.

The relation between the breve and the semibreve was called tempus, and the relation between the semibreve and the minim was called prolatio.

These different permutations were called "perfect/imperfect tempus" at the level of the breve–semibreve relationship, "perfect/imperfect prolation" at the level of the semibreve–minim, and existed in all possible combinations with each other.

This term has been sustained to the present day, and though now it means the beat is a minim (half note), in contradiction to the literal meaning of the phrase, it still indicates that the beat has changed to a longer note value.

Common combinations with minim

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "minim" in a sentence?
An example: "Some of the perks is picking your own Arba’a minim for Sukkot, using your own olive oil for Chanukah and Wine for kiddush form your own field." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "minim" from authentic English texts.
What does "minim" mean?
Minim means: A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
What are synonyms of "minim"?
Common synonyms of "minim" include: british capacity unit, imperial capacity unit, half note, note, musical note, tone.
How many example sentences with "minim" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "minim", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.