min

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US /mɪn/ UK /mɪn/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like mean /ɪ/ vs /iː/ Sounds like mien /ɪ/ vs /iː/

Meanings

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noun
an abbreviation for minute or minimum

The recipe says to simmer the sauce for twenty min.

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Synonyms

1 noun · an abbreviation for minute... minute minimum

Opposites

max maximum

Word family

Related forms minute minimum

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'.

minūtus Latin *mei- Proto-Indo-European

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Time

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