minute
A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).
Noun 4 meanings
A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).
“You have twenty minutes to complete the test.”
A short but unspecified time period.
“give me a minute”
A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.
“We need to be sure these maps are accurate to within one minute of arc.”
A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.
“Let’s look at the minutes of last week’s meeting.”
Verb 2 meanings
Of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting.
“I’ll minute this evening’s meeting.”
To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.
Adjective 2 meanings
Very small.
“They found only minute quantities of chemical residue on his clothing.”
Very careful and exact, giving small details.
“The lawyer gave the witness a minute examination.”
Etymology
From Middle English mynute, minute, mynet, from Old French minute, from Medieval Latin minūta (“60th of an hour; note”). Doublet of menu and menudo.
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MINUTE at a glance
MINUTE has 6 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (M 3 + I 1 + N 1 + U 1 + T 1 + E 1) and 11 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,085 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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