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noun
- 1. a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour: "we waited for twenty minutes"
- 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"
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1. a. : the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds. b. : the 60th part of a degree of angular measure. Its latitude is 41 degrees 55 minute north. 2. : the distance one can traverse in a minute. Five minutes down the road is a gas station. 3. : a short space of time : moment. Dinner will be ready in just a few minutes. 4. a.
MINUTE definition: 1. one of the 60 parts that an hour is divided into, consisting of 60 seconds: 2. used in spoken…. Learn more.
noun. the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds. an indefinitely short space of time: Wait a minute! Synonyms: second, jiffy. an exact point in time; instant; moment: Come here this minute! minutes, the official record of the proceedings at a meeting of a society, committee, or other group.
A1 [ C ] ( written abbreviation min.) one of the 60 parts that an hour is divided into, consisting of 60 seconds: a 20-minute bus ride. It takes me 20 minutes to get to work. The train leaves at three minutes to eight, so we'd better get there a few minutes before then. A2 [ C ] used in spoken English to mean a very short time:
minute, instant, moment refer to small amounts of time. A minute, properly denoting 60 seconds, is often used loosely for any very short space of time (and may be interchangeable with second): I'll be there in just a minute.
noun. a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree. synonyms: arcminute, minute of arc. see more. noun. a short note. “the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting” see more. Definitions of minute. adjective. infinitely or immeasurably small. “two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm”
Definition of minute noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
