min·ute /ˈmɪnɪt/
1. a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; "he ran a 4 minute mile"
2. an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
synset: moment, mo, minute, second, bit
3. a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"
synset: moment, minute, second, instant
4. a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
synset: minute, arcminute, minute_of_arc
5. a short note; "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"
synset: minute
6. distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away"
1. infinitely or immeasurably small; "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale"
synset: infinitesimal, minute
2. characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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