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   minute

   /ˈmɪnɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour: "we waited for twenty minutes"
   • ▪ the distance covered in a minute by someone driving or walking: "the hotel is situated just ten minutes from the centre of the resort"
   • ▪ a very short time: informal "come and sit down for a minute" Similar momentshort timelittle whilesecondbitinstantinformal:secnanosecondjiffyjifftickmotwo ticks
   • ▪ a point in time: "she was laughing one minute and crying the next" Similar point in timepointmomentinstanttimejuncturestage
   • ▪ a period of time; a while: informal US "I hadn't been to Manhattan in a minute"
   • 2. a sixtieth of a degree of angular measurement (symbol: ʹ): "Delta Lyrae is a double star with a separation of over 10 minutes of arc"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin minuta, feminine (used as a noun) of minutus ‘made small’. The senses ‘period of sixty seconds’ and ‘sixtieth of a degree’ derive from medieval Latin pars minuta prima ‘first minute part’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › minuteMinute Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   minute: [noun] the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds. the 60th part of a degree of angular measure.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMINUTE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   MINUTE definition: 1. one of the 60 parts that an hour is divided into, consisting of 60 seconds: 2. used in spoken…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMINUTE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   MINUTE meaning: 1. one of the 60 parts that an hour is divided into, consisting of 60 seconds: 2. used in spoken…. Learn more.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › minuteMinute - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Craftsmen can paint whole villages or detailed portraits of people on a grain of rice using minute, or tiny, paintbrushes. Often the works of art are so minute that you can only see them with a magnifying glass.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMINUTE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   11 meanings: 1. a period of time equal to 60 seconds; one sixtieth of an hour 2. Also called: minute of arc a unit of angular.... Click for more definitions.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › minuteMinute - definition of minute by The Free Dictionary

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   minute - characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report" narrow

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMINUTE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   MINUTE definition: 1. a period of time equal to 60 seconds: 2. a very short period of time: 3. very soon: . Learn more.

9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › minuteminute | meaning of minute in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   minute meaning, definition, what is minute: a unit for measuring time. There are 60 ...: Learn more.

10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryMINUTE - All you need to know about it - Collins Online ...

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    A complete guide to the word "MINUTE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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