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minute
/ˈmɪnɪt/
noun
A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).
"You have twenty minutes to complete the test."
A short but unspecified time period.
"Wait a minute, I’m not ready yet!"
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."
Similar: minute of arc
verb
Of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting.
"I’ll minute this evening’s meeting."
To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.
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