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minimus

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From Latin minimus (“smallest”). See minim.

noun minimi · minimuses

  1. obsolete A being of the smallest size. Get you gone, you dwarf; You minimus, of hindering knot-grass made; You bead, you acorn.
  2. dated The youngest pupil in a school having a particular surname. Jones Minimus wants to join the rowing team.
  3. The little finger or the little toe

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@misc{minimus_2026,
  title = {minimus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/minimus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}