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minutest

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min⋅ute

1  [min-it] noun, verb, -ut⋅ed, -ut⋅ing, adjective
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–noun
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 British. a written summary, note, or memorandum.
6. a rough draft, as of a document.
7. Geometry. 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. Compare angle 1 (def. 1c).
–verb (used with object)
8. to time exactly, as movements or speed.
9. to make a draft of (a document or the like).
10. to record in a memorandum; note down.
11. to enter in the minutes of a meeting.
–adjective
12. prepared in a very short time: minute pudding.
—Idiom
13. up to the minute, modern; up-to-date: The building design is up to the minute.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < ML minūta, n. use of fem. of minūtus minute 2

Synonyms:
2. jiffy, second. 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. An instant is practically a point in time, with no duration, though it is also used to mean a perceptible amount of time: not an instant's delay. Moment denotes much the same as instant, though with a somewhat greater sense of duration (but somewhat less than minute): It will only take a moment.

mi⋅nute

2  [mahy-noot, -nyoot, mi-]
–adjective -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.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME < L minūtus (ptp. of minuere to make smaller or fewer), equiv. to minū- verb s. + -tus ptp. suffix. See minus, minor

Related forms:
mi⋅nute⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. tiny, infinitesimal, minuscule. See little. 3. detailed, exact, precise.

Antonyms:
1. large. 3. rough, general.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: min·ute
Pronunciation: 'mi-n&t
Function: noun
1 : a brief note (as of summary or recommendation)
2 : MEMORANDUM 1
3 plural : the official record of the proceedings of a meeting or court
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: min·ute
Pronunciation: 'min-&t
Function: noun
: a 60th part of an hour of time or of a degree
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Science Dictionary
minute   (mĭn'ĭt)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. A unit of time equal to 1/60 of an hour or 60 seconds. ◇ A sidereal minute is 1/60 of a sidereal hour, and a mean solar minute is 1/60 of a mean solar hour. See more at sidereal time, solar time.

  2. A unit of angular measurement, such as longitude or right ascension, that is equal to 1/60 of a degree or 60 seconds.


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