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noun \ˈmi-nət\Definition of MINUTE
1
a : the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds b : the 60th part of a degree of angular measure
2
: the distance one can traverse in a minute
3
: a short space of time : moment
4
a : a brief note (as of summary or recommendation) b : memorandum, draft c plural : the official record of the proceedings of a meeting
See Examples of MINUTE
- Bake the cake for 25–30 minutes.
- We waited for several minutes, but no one came to the door.
- I saw him a minute ago.
- Dinner will be ready in just a few minutes.
- One minute it was sunny, the next it was pouring rain.
- My house is just a few minutes from here.
- The secretary read the minutes of the last meeting.
Origin of MINUTE
Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin minuta, from Latin minutus small, from past participle of minuere to lessen — more at minor
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to MINUTE
Rhymes with MINUTE
2minute
transitive verbmin·ut·edmin·ut·ing
Definition of MINUTE
: to make notes or a brief summary of
First Known Use of MINUTE
1601
Rhymes with MINUTE
acute, astute, Asyût, bear fruit, beetroot, Beirut, birthroot, bloodroot, breadfruit, butut, cahoot, Canute, catsuit, cheroot, choucroute, clubroot, commute, compute, confute, crapshoot, cube root, deaf-mute, depute, dilute, dispute, dry suit, elute, en route, enroot, flight suit, folkmoot, freeboot, galoot, grapefruit, G suit, hardboot, hip boot, hirsute, imbrute, impute, jackboot, jackfruit, jumpsuit, kashruth, lawsuit, long suit, lounge suit, nonsuit, offshoot, outshoot, Paiute, pantsuit, permute, playsuit, pollute, pursuit, recruit, refute, repute, salute, sans doute, seaboot, snowsuit, solute, square root, star fruit, star route, statute, strong suit, sunsuit, sweat suit, swimsuit, take root, taproot, to boot, tracksuit, trade route, transmute, tribute, uproot, volute, wet suit, zoot suit
3mi·nute
adjective \mī-ˈnüt, mə-, -ˈnyüt\mi·nut·ermi·nut·est
Definition of MINUTE
1
: very small : infinitesimal
2
: of small importance : trifling
3
: marked by close attention to details
— mi·nute·ness noun
Examples of MINUTE
- There were minute particles of dust in the air.
- The test detected minute amounts of contamination.
- The equipment is able to detect the minutest errors.
- She told him what happened in minute detail.
- a minute examination of the evidence
Origin of MINUTE
Latin minutus
First Known Use: 1606
Related to MINUTE
- Synonyms
- blow-by-blow, circumstantial, elaborate, full, detailed, particular, particularized, thorough
- Antonyms
- compendious, summary
See Synonym Discussion at small, circumstantial
min·ute
noun \ˈmin-ət\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of MINUTE
: a 60th part of an hour of time or of a degree
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