min
min Lexical Profile
• noun
A shortened form or informal abbreviation for minute, a unit of time equal to sixty seconds.
"I'll be ready to leave in a min, just let me grab my coat."
A shortened form or mathematical abbreviation for minimum, the smallest possible amount, value, or degree.
"The software calculates both the max and the min of the dataset automatically."
A broad group of Sinitic languages spoken primarily in the Fujian province of China and by various diaspora communities.
"Hokkien and Taiwanese are among the most widely spoken varieties of Min."
Word Nuance & Usage
Frequently used in informal writing or technical notation as an abbreviation for 'minute' or 'minimum'. When referring to the group of Chinese languages, it is properly capitalized as 'Min'.
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Word Origin & Etymology
An abbreviation of the English words 'minute' (from Latin minutus) and 'minimum' (from Latin minimus). As a language group name, it derives from the Min River in Fujian, China.
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