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Please wait one minute before checking the timer.
What does Minute mean?
A minute is 60 seconds; pronounced my-NOOT, minute can also mean extremely small or detailed.
Dictionary definition
As a noun pronounced MIN-it, a minute is 60 seconds, a short period, one sixtieth of a degree of angle, or—usually in the plural—the written record of a meeting. As an adjective pronounced my-NOOT, minute means extremely small, slight, or very detailed. In formal meeting use, the verb minute means to record something in the minutes.
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Minute in a sentence
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A minute contains 60 seconds.
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The secretary shared the minutes from yesterday’s meeting.
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The map shows each degree divided into 60 minutes.
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The microscope revealed a minute crack in the shell.
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The committee minuted its decision to change the schedule.
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What does minute mean in “Set the timer for one minute” ?
The time-unit noun minute equals 60 seconds and is pronounced MIN-it.
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Which sentence uses minute with the pronunciation my-NOOT?
The adjective minute, pronounced my-NOOT, means extremely small.
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What are the minutes of a meeting?
In meeting language, minutes records what was said, decided, or formally noted.
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WordMinute.
Partnoun, adjective, verb.
MeaningMinute means A minute is 60 seconds; pronounced my-NOOT, minute can also mean extremely small or detailed.
ExampleExample: Please wait one minute before checking the timer.
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Synonyms
Words like Minute
sixty secondsAn exact equivalent for the standard time-unit noun.
momentClose when minute informally means a short, not necessarily exact, period.
tinyClose for the adjective pronounced my-NOOT when it means extremely small.
detailedClose for the adjective in a phrase such as a minute examination.
recordClose for meeting minutes or for the formal verb meaning write into the record.
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Minute word family
Base word
minute
noun
minutes
More than one time or angle unit; also the written record of a meeting.
verb
minuted
Formally recorded in the minutes of a meeting.
verb
minuting
Making an official written meeting record.
adverb
minutely
In very small detail or with close attention; pronounced my-NOOT-lee.
noun
minuteness
The quality of being extremely small or detailed.
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Hint for students
MIN-it usually names 60 seconds or a meeting record. my-NOOT is an adjective meaning extremely small or detailed.
Common mix-up
Minute has two common pronunciations and several meanings. Meeting minutes are a written record, not simply the number of minutes that the meeting lasted.
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