min
English meaning: Min
Definition
A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).
Example
“You have twenty minutes to complete the test.”
Another example: “Set the timer for 20 min and let the cake bake.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Chiefly an informal written abbreviation of 'minute(s)' ('wait 5 min', 'min and max'); also a label for 'minimum' in tables and forms. The full word 'minute' is used in speech. Note the unrelated 'Min' (a Chinese dialect/people group and Egyptian deity).
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
An abbreviation of 'minute' (Latin 'minutus', small) and of 'minimum' (Latin 'minimus', smallest).
Related Words
- secs
- hla
- ext
- nan
- hakka
- sec
- shi
- shin
- ava
- burmese
Common Collocations
- 5 min walk
- min and max
- 30 min
- per min
- min value
- prep time 10 min
Word Forms
min (abbr); —
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
- Speakers
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