Minute

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Minute

Noun

  1. A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).

    "You have twenty minutes to complete the test."

  2. A short but unspecified time period.

    "give me a minute"

  3. A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a degree.

    "We need to be sure these maps are accurate to within one minute of arc."

  4. A (usually formal) written record of a meeting or a part of a meeting.

    "Let’s look at the minutes of last week’s meeting."

  5. A unit of purchase on a telephone or other similar network, especially a cell phone network, roughly equivalent in gross form to sixty seconds' use of the network.

    "If you buy this model, you’ll get 100 free minutes."

Verb

  1. Of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting.

    "I’ll minute this evening’s meeting."

  2. To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.

Adjective

  1. Very small.

    "They found only minute quantities of chemical residue on his clothing."

  2. Very careful and exact, giving small details.

    "The lawyer gave the witness a minute examination."

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