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minute

/ˈmɪnɪt/
noun
  1. A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).

    "You have twenty minutes to complete the test."

  2. A short but unspecified time period.

    "Wait a minute, I’m not ready yet!"

    Similar: instant, jiffy, mo, moment, sec

  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."

    Similar: minute of arc

Synonymsinstant, jiffy, mo, moment, sec, second
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.

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