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minute
('m/I/n/I/t )

adjective (a)

  • Of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes.(adjective)
    source: webster1913
  • Very small; little; tiny; fine; slight; slender; inconsiderable.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour(noun.time)
    Example:
    He ran a 4 minute mile.
    Synonym:
    min
    source: wordnet30
  • an indefinitely short time(noun.time)
    Example:
    It only takes a minute.
    Synonym:
    bit, mo, moment, second
    source: wordnet30
  • a particular point in time(noun.time)
    Synonym:
    instant, moment, second
    source: wordnet30
  • a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree(noun.quantity)
    Synonym:
    arcminute, minute of arc
    source: wordnet30
  • a short note(noun.communication)
    Example:
    The secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting.
    source: wordnet30
  • distance measured by the time taken to cover it(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    Its just 10 minutes away.
    Synonym:
    hour
    source: wordnet30
  • The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m.; as, 4 h. 30 m.)(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • infinitely or immeasurably small(adj.all)
    Example:
    Two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm.
    Synonym:
    infinitesimal
    source: wordnet30
  • characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination(adj.all)
    Example:
    A minute inspection of the grounds.
    An exact and minute report.
    Synonym:
    narrow
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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