minute

[ min-it ]

/ ˈmɪn ɪt /

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noun

the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.

an indefinitely short space of time: Wait a minute!

an exact point in time; instant; moment: Come here this minute!

minutes, the official record of the proceedings at a meeting of a society, committee, or other group.

Chiefly British. a written summary, note, or memorandum.

a rough draft, as of a document.

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 angle¹(def 1c).

verb (used with object), min·ut·ed, min·ut·ing.

to time exactly, as movements or speed.

to make a draft of (a document or the like).

to record in a memorandum; note down.

to enter in the minutes of a meeting.

adjective

prepared in a very short time: minute pudding.

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Idioms for minute

up to the minute, modern; up-to-date: The building design is up to the minute.

Origin of minute

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin minūta, noun use of feminine of minūtus minute²

SYNONYMS FOR minute

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.

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OTHER WORDS FROM minute

un·min·ut·ed, adjective

Words nearby minute

minus cyclophoria, minus sight, minus sign, minus tick, minuscule, minute, minute gun, minute hand, minute mark, minute steak, minute volume

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Example sentences from the Web for minuted

With alacrity they minuted me on from one to another till I felt as if "passed to you, please" had been scrawled all over me.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, June 23, 1920|Various
The particulars are minuted in my Journal, but I shall not trouble the publick with them.
Life Of Johnson, Volume 5|Boswell
After several of these in succession, Kitty opened a file which had been minuted down from another branch, M.B. 4.
What Not|Rose Macaulay
But at this moment wish to send you minuted and repeated accounts of every thing that passes in this quarter.
Memoirs, Correspondence and Manuscripts of General Lafayette|Lafayette

In the minuted records of the burgh, different cases occur of persons accused in accordance with this statute.
Archaeological Essays Vol. 2|James Y. Simpson

British Dictionary definitions for minuted (1 of 2)

minute¹

/ (ˈmɪnɪt) /

noun

a period of time equal to 60 seconds; one sixtieth of an hour

Also called: minute of arc a unit of angular measure equal to one sixtieth of a degreeSymbol: ′

any very short period of time; moment

a short note or memorandum

the distance that can be travelled in a minuteit's only two minutes away

up to the minute (up-to-the-minute when prenominal) very latest or newest

verb (tr)

to record in minutesto minute a meeting

to time in terms of minutes

Word Origin for minute

C14: from Old French from Medieval Latin minūta, n. use of Latin minūtus minute ²