min

C2+ Topic:Time
US /mɪn/ UK /mɪn/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    an abbreviation for minute or minimum

    The recipe says to simmer the sauce for twenty min.

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1 noun · an abbreviation for minute... minuteminimum
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Related forms minuteminimum

Etymology

A modern abbreviation of minute or minimum, both ultimately from Latin minūtus 'small' / minimus 'least', from minuere 'to lessen', from Proto-Indo-European *mei- 'small'.

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