Min Definition & Meaning

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Synonyms min 1 American

1. minim; minims.

Min 2 American [min] / mɪn /

noun

1. a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.

min. 3 American

abbreviation

1. mineralogical.

2. mineralogy.

3. minim.

4. minimum.

5. mining.

6. minor.

7. minuscule.

8. minute; minutes.

Min. 1 British

abbreviation

1. Minister

2. Ministry

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 min. 2 British

abbreviation

1. minimum

2. minute(s)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Min 3 British / mɪn /

noun

1. Also called: Fukien. any of the dialects or forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 min 4 British

symbol

1. minim (liquid measure)

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Example Sentences

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Since the R1 closed, a journey by car to the nearby town of Abergavenny has increased to 1hrs 15 mins, according to Google Maps, when previously it would have taken around 30 minutes.

From BBC

The next day, she wrote: “Awake now. Talking to Poe in 20 mins.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Among people with an eGFR above 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 but still below the 25th percentile for their age, only one fourth had undergone additional testing for urinary albumin.

From Science Daily

A portrait of her with a champion, Vera, a retired miniature pinscher or “min pin” who is now Calvacca’s pet, hangs over the fireplace.

From The Wall Street Journal

Sweden's chart ban on Jag vet, du är inte min is tougher than the approach taken by international organisations like Billboard, regarded as the world authority on music rankings.

From BBC

Related Words

• moment
• second
• short time

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