minim
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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
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
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
Then their variable contrarieties amongst them, when one delivers forth a long tenor or a short, the pausing for time, breathing in measure, breaking the minim or very least moment of time.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 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
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