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min.

Less; smaller; lower.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/mɪn/

  1. Less; smaller; lower.

    Scotland · UK · dialectal · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English min, from Old English min (“less; small, mean”), from Proto-West Germanic *minni, from Proto-Germanic *minniz (“less”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small, little”). Cognate with Scots min (“less, lesser”), West Frisian min (“small, bad”), Dutch min (“less, small”), Low German minn (“small, low, lean”), German minder (“less”), Icelandic minna (“less”), Latin minus (“less”).

noun/mɪn/

  1. Memory; remembrance.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English min, minne, partly from Old English myne (“mind, intent, desire, love”), from Proto-West Germanic *muni, from Proto-Germanic *muniz (“mind, memory”); and also from Old Norse minni (“memory”), from Proto-Germanic *gaminþiją (“memory, remembrance”); both from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to think”). Related to Icelandic minni (“memory”), German Minne (“love”).

verb/mɪn/

  1. to bring to the mind of; remind

    obsolete · transitive

  2. to remember

    obsolete · transitive

  3. to mention

    obsolete · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Middle English minnen, mynnen, from Old Norse minna (“to bring to mind”), from minni (“memory”). See above.

noun/mɪn/

  1. minoxidil

    informal · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Clipping of minoxidil.

noun/mɪn/

  1. Abbreviation of minute.

    abbreviation · alt-of

  2. Clipping of minute.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · colloquial
    Dinner's ready, darling! – Be there in a min!
noun/mɪn/

  1. Abbreviation of minimum.

    abbreviation · alt-of

  2. Clipping of minimum.

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · colloquial
    He's gotta be at least 60, min!
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