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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. 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.

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

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   noun. min· ute ˈmi-nət. Synonyms of minute. 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.

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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTHE MINUTES | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   THE MINUTES definition: 1. the written record of what was said at a meeting: 2. the written record of what was said at a…. Learn more.

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

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   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.

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   Minutes definition: an official record of the proceedings of a meeting, conference, convention, etc. See examples of MINUTES used in a sentence.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › minutesMinutes - definition of minutes by The Free Dictionary

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   1. A unit of time equal to one sixtieth of an hour, or 60 seconds. 2. A unit of angular measurement equal to one sixtieth of a degree, or 60 seconds. Also called arcminute, minute of arc. 3. A measure of the distance one can cover in a minute: lives ten minutes from school. 4. A short interval of time; moment.