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minute

1. noun /ˈmɪnɪt/

a) A unit of time equal to sixty seconds and one-sixtieth of an hour.

You have twenty minutes to complete the test.

b) A short but unspecified time period.

Wait a minute, I’m not ready yet!

Syn: instant, jiffy, mo, moment, sec, second, tic, minute of arc

See Also: arcminute

2. verb /ˈmɪnɪt/

Of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting.

I’ll minute this evening’s meeting.

3. adjective /ˈmɪnɪt/

a) Very small.

They found only minute quantities of chemical residue on his clothing.

b) very careful and exact, giving small details.

Syn: infinitesimal, insignificant, minuscule, tiny, trace, exact, exacting, excruciating, precise, scrupulous

Ant: big, enormous, colossal, huge, significant, tremendous, vast

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