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min•ute
Pronunciation: (min'it), [key]
—n., v., -ut•ed, -ut•ing,
—adj.
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n.
1. the sixtieth part (
1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
2. an indefinitely short space of time:
Wait a minute!
3. an exact point in time; instant; moment:
Come here this minute!
4. minutes, the official record of the proceedings at a meeting of a society, committee, or other group.
5. Chiefly Brit.a written summary, note, or memorandum.
6. a rough draft, as of a document.
7. Geom.the sixtieth part of a degree of angular measure, often represented by the sign ´, as in 12° 10´, which is read as 12 degrees and 10 minutes. Cf.
angle1 (def. 1c).
8. up to the minute, modern; up-to-date:
The building design is up to the minute.
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v.t.
1. to time exactly, as movements or speed.
2. to make a draft of (a document or the like).
3. to record in a memorandum; note down.
4. to enter in the minutes of a meeting.
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adj.
prepared in a very short time:
minute pudding. mi•nute
Pronunciation: (mī-nOOt', -nyOOt', mi-), [key]—
adj. -nut•er, -nut•est.
1. extremely small, as in size, amount, extent, or degree:
minute differences.
2. of minor importance; insignificant; trifling.
3. attentive to or concerned with even the smallest details:
a minute examination. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
