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minute Definition
(n)
a
unit
of
time
equal
to
60
seconds
or
1
/
60th
of
an
hour
; "
he
ran
a
4
minute
mile
"
(n)
an
indefinitely
short
time
; "
wait
just
a
moment
"; "
it
only
takes
a
minute
"; "
in
just
a
bit
"
(n)
a
particular
point
in
time
; "
the
moment
he
arrived
the
party
began
"
(n)
a
unit
of
angular
distance
equal
to
a
60th
of
a
degree
(n)
a
short
note
; "
the
secretary
keeps
the
minutes
of
the
meeting
"
(n)
distance
measured
by
the
time
taken
to
cover
it
; "
we
live
an
hour
from
the
airport
"; "
its
just
10
minutes
away
"
(s)
infinitely
or
immeasurably
small
; "
two
minute
whiplike
threads
of
protoplasm
"; "
reduced
to
a
microscopic
scale
"
(s)
immeasurably
small
(s)
characterized
by
painstaking
care
and
detailed
examination
; "
a
minute
inspection
of
the
grounds
"; "
a
narrow
scrutiny
"; "
an
exact
and
minute
report
"
minute Synonyms
arcminute
atomic
atomlike
bit
hour
infinitesimal
instant
microscopic
min
minute
minute of arc
moment
narrow
second
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