minim vs half note

minim and half note both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
minim	Yes	No	No	No
half note	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, minim and half note are synonyms defined as:

minim and half note: a musical note having the time value of half a whole note

minim (noun)	half note (noun)
a musical note having the time value of half a whole note	a musical note having the time value of half a whole note
a United States liquid unit equal to 1/60 fluidram
a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 1/60th fluid dram or 0.059194 cubic centimeters