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1. (n.) minute
the sixtieth part (
2. minute
an indefinitely short space of time:
Wait a minute!
3. minute
an exact point in time; instant; moment:
Come here this minute!
4. minute
minutes, the official record of the proceedings at a meeting of a society, committee, or other group.
5. minute
an informal written notation; note; memorandum.
6. minute
Geom. the sixtieth part of a degree of angular measure, often represented by the sign ′.
7. (v.t.) minute
to time exactly, as movements or speed.
8. minute
to record in a memorandum; note down.
9. minute
to enter in the minutes of a meeting.
10. (adj.) minute
prepared in a very short time:
minute pudding.
11. (adj.) minute
extremely small, as in size, amount, extent, or degree:
minute differences.
12. minute
of minor importance; insignificant; trifling.
13. minute
attentive to or concerned with even the smallest details:
a minute examination.
Etymology: (1425–75; < L minūtus, ptp. of minuere to reduce)
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| Definition of 'minute' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) minute, min
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
"he ran a 4 minute mile"
2. (noun) moment, mo, minute, second, bit
an indefinitely short time
"wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
3. (noun) moment, minute, second, instant
a particular point in time
"the moment he arrived the party began"
4. (noun) minute, arcminute, minute of arc
a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
5. (noun) minute
a short note
"the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"
6. (adj) hour, minute
distance measured by the time taken to cover it
"we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away"
7. (adj) infinitesimal, minute
infinitely or immeasurably small
"two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale"
8. (adj) minute, narrow
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
"a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"
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1. (noun) minute
sixty seconds
You will be logged out in one minute.; We're leaving in a few minutes.; twenty minutes later
2. minute
a very short time
It just takes a minute to fill out the form.; For a minute, I didn't know where I was.
3. minute
any minute
very soon
They'll be here any minute.
4. minute
wait/just a minute
used to ask sb to wait briefly
Just a minute, I'll see if she's here.
5. minute
indicates you think what has just been said may be wrong
Wait a minute - that's not what he said.
6. (adjective) minute
≠ tiny
a minute hand-held radio
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| Definition of 'minute' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) minute
of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes
2. (adj) minute
very small; little; tiny; fine; slight; slender; inconsiderable
3. (adj) minute
attentive to small things; paying attention to details; critical; particular; precise; as, a minute observer; minute observation
4. (noun) minute
the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m.; as, 4 h. 30 m.)
5. (noun) minute
the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds (Marked thus ('); as, 10¡ 20').
6. (noun) minute
a nautical or a geographic mile
7. (noun) minute
a coin; a half farthing
8. (noun) minute
a very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a tittle
9. (noun) minute
a point of time; a moment
10. (noun) minute
the memorandum; a record; a note to preserve the memory of anything; as, to take minutes of a contract; to take minutes of a conversation or debate
11. (noun) minute
a fixed part of a module. See Module
12. minute
to set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of
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| Definitions of 'minute' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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minute
1. The crutch on which the Hour leans as it limps into Eternity.
2. A space of time in which we dream of something that will never come true, or form a resolution that another minute effaces.
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Sense: the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds
It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay.
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 Afrikaans: minuut |
 Arabic: دَقيقَه |
 Bulgarian: минута |
 Brazilian: minuto |
 Czech: minuta |
 German: die Minute |
 Danish: minut |
 Greek: λεπτό της ώρας |
 Spanish: minuto |
 Estonian: minut |
 Farsi: دقیقه |
 Finnish: minuutti |
 French: minute |
 Hebrew: דַקָה |
 Hindi: मिनट |
 Croatian: minuta |
 Hungarian: perc |
 Indonesian: menit |
 Icelandic: mínúta |
 Italian: minuto |
 Japanese: 分 |
 Korean: (시간 단위의) 분 |
 Lithuanian: minutė |
 Latvian: minūte |
 Malay: minit |
 Dutch: minuut |
 Norwegian: minutt |
 Polish: minuta |
 Persian: دقیقه |
 Pashto: دقيقه |
 Romanian: minut |
 Russian: минута |
 Slovak: minúta |
 Slovenian: minuta |
 Serbian: minut |
 Swedish: minut |
 Thai: นาที |
 Turkish: dakika |
 Taiwanese: 分鐘(一小時的六十分之一) |
 Ukrainian: хвилина |
 Urdu: گھنٹے کا ساٹھواں حصہ ، سا |
 Vietnamese: phút (thời gian) |
 Chinese: 分（一小时的六十分之一） |
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