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/ˈmɪnɪt/
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noun[C]
A unit of time equal to 60 seconds or one sixtieth of an hour.
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From Middle English, via Old French minute, from Latin minuta, meaning “small part,” from minuere “to lessen.”
Examples
I'll be there in a minute.
The train leaves in five minutes.
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noun[C, usually plural]
A written record of what is said or decided at a formal meeting, usually used in the plural.
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From the sense “small note” or “brief record,” related to Latin minuta, meaning “small details.”
Examples
The secretary read the minutes of the meeting.
Please circulate the minutes after the meeting.
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adjectiveExtremely small; very tiny or precise in detail.
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From Latin minutus, meaning “small” or “lessened,” from minuere “to lessen.”
Examples
The contract contained a minute error.
Scientists noticed minute changes in the sample.
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verb[T]
To record something in the official notes of a meeting.
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From the noun minute meaning “brief note” or “record.”
Examples
The clerk will minute the decision.
His objection was carefully minuted.
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