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| 1. | [ noun ] a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour | |
| Synonyms: | min | |
| Examples: | "he ran a 4 minute mile" |
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| Related terms: | time_unit hour second | |
| 2. | [ noun ] an indefinitely short time | |
| Synonyms: | moment second bit | |
| Examples: | "wait just a moment" "it only takes a minute" "in just a bit" |
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| Related terms: | time blink_of_an_eye | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] infinitely or immeasurably small | |
| Synonyms: | microscopic infinitesimal | |
| Examples: | "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm" "reduced to a microscopic scale" |
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| Related terms: | small | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a particular point in time | |
| Synonyms: | moment instant second | |
| Examples: | "the moment he arrived the party began" |
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| Related terms: | point time climax pinpoint eleventh_hour moment_of_truth moment_of_truth psychological_moment | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] immeasurably small | |
| Synonyms: | atomlike atomic | |
| Related terms: | microscopic | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a short note | |
| Examples: | "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting" |
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| Related terms: | note | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination | |
| Synonyms: | narrow | |
| Examples: | "a minute inspection of the grounds" "a narrow scrutiny" "an exact and minute report" |
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| Related terms: | careful | |
| 8. | [ noun ] a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree | |
| Synonyms: | minute_of_arc arcminute | |
| Related terms: | angular_unit degree second | |
| 9. | [ noun ] distance measured by the time taken to cover it | |
| Synonyms: | hour | |
| Examples: | "we live an hour from the airport" "its just 10 minutes away" |
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| Related terms: | distance | |
| Similar spelling: |
minuit minuet minutia mint minnewit miniate mined |
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