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Dictionary definition for: Minute
1. (n) a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; "he ran a 4 minute mile"
2. (s) infinitely or immeasurably small; "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm" "reduced to a microscopic scale"
3. (n) an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment" "it only takes a minute" "in just a bit"
4. (s) immeasurably small
5. (n) a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"
6. (s) characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds" "a narrow scrutiny" "an exact and minute report"
7. (n) a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
8. (n) a short note; "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"
9. (n) distance measured by the time taken to cover it; "we live an hour from the airport" "its just 10 minutes away"
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