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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Definition of 'minute' 
