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Minute
see synonyms of minuteNoun
1. min, minute
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
Example Sentences:'he ran a 4 minute mile'
2. bit, minute, mo, moment, second
an indefinitely short time
Example Sentences:'wait just a moment''in a mo''it only takes a minute''in just a bit'
3. instant, minute, moment, second
a particular point in time
Example Sentences:'the moment he arrived the party began'
5. minute
a short note
Example Sentences:'the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting'
6. hour, minute
distance measured by the time taken to cover it
Example Sentences:'we live an hour from the airport''its just 10 minutes away'
Adjective
7. infinitesimal, minute
infinitely or immeasurably small
Example Sentences:'two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm''reduced to a microscopic scale'
8. minute, narrow
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
Example Sentences:'a minute inspection of the grounds''a narrow scrutiny''an exact and minute report'
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
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Minute
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