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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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MINUTE definition: 1. one of the 60 parts that an hour is divided into, consisting of 60 seconds: 2. used in spoken…. Learn more.
minute implies extreme smallness. tiny is an informal equivalent to minute. miniature applies to an exactly proportioned reproduction on a very small scale. circumstantial, minute, particular, detailed mean dealing with a matter fully and usually point by point.
When you've got a minute, I'd like a brief word with you. The doctor will be with you in just a minute. "Did you like the concert?" "Yes, I enjoyed every minute of it." Glennon scored the deciding goal in the final minute of the game. He took a minute or two to compose his thoughts before he replied.
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.
Minutus is the Latin word for "small," and it gave rise to both the adjective minute (my-NOOT), or incredibly small, and the noun minute (MIN-it), or 60 seconds of time. Though they are pronounced differently, both words refer to small measurements.
Definition of minute noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
minute definition: 1. a period of time equal to 60 seconds: 2. a very short period of time: 3. used when asking…. Learn more.
One minute it was sunny, the next it was pouring rain. My house is just a few minutes from here. The secretary read the minutes of the last meeting. The secretary took the minutes [=recorded in writing what happened] during the meeting. If something could happen (at ) any minute (now ), it could happen very soon.
A minute is one of the sixty parts that an hour is divided into. People often say ' a minute ' or ' minutes ' when they mean a short length of time. [...]
Minute means a unit of time, equivalent to 60 seconds, and the other minute means something so small or insignificant. They might be spelled identically, but they're worlds apart in meaning. Confused?
