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minute

/'mɪnɪt/

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noun
an indefinitely short time
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"it only takes a minute"

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bit mo moment second

type of:
time
adjective
infinitely or immeasurably small
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"two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"

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infinitesimal little small
noun
a particular point in time
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instant moment second

type of:
point in time point
noun
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
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"he ran a 4 minute mile"

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min

type of:
unit of time time unit

part of:
60 minutes hour hr
noun
distance measured by the time taken to cover it
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"its just 10 minutes away"

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hour

type of:
distance
adjective
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
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"a minute inspection of the grounds" "an exact and minute report"

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narrow careful
noun
a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
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arcminute minute of arc

type of:
angular unit

part of:
degree arcdegree
noun
a short note
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"the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"

type of:
note

Examples of minute

"it only takes a minute"
"two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"
"he ran a 4 minute mile"
"its just 10 minutes away"
"a minute inspection of the grounds"
"an exact and minute report"
"the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"