Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 min. · IPA n. prop. n. 01 n. An abbreviation for minute, a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour. 1. An abbreviation for minute, a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour. Syn. minute, min.[abbrev.]. 02 prop. n. a dialect of Chinese. 1. a dialect of Chinese. 2. an Egyptian god of procreation. Syn. Min dialect, Fukkianese, Hokkianese, Amoy, Taiwanese.