meaning of minute
1. The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m. ; as, 4 h. 30 m. )
2. The sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds (Marked thus (); as, 10Ã 20).
3. A nautical or a geographic mile.
4. A coin; a half farthing.
5. A very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a tittle.
6. A point of time; a moment.
7. The memorandum; a record; a note to preserve the memory of anything; as, to take minutes of a contract; to take minutes of a conversation or debate.
8. A fixed part of a module. See Module.
9. Of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes.
10. To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.
11. Very small; little; tiny; fine; slight; slender; inconsiderable.
12. Attentive to small things; paying attention to details; critical; particular; precise; as, a minute observer; minute observation.
13. distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes
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