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Pronunciation 1
AHD|mÄ­n'Ä­t
IPA|/�mɪnɪt/
SAMPA|/"mInIt/
audio|en-us-minute-noun.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪnɪt|-ɪnɪt

Etymology 1
From OF. minut (French: #French|minute), from ML. minuta.

Noun
en-noun

1. A unit of time equal to sixty seconds and one-sixtieth of an hour.

#:You have twenty minutes to complete the test.

1. A short but unspecified time period.

#:Wait a minute, I�m not ready yet!

1. 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.

1. (in plural minutes) A (usually formal) written record of a meeting.

#:Let�s look at the minutes of last week�s meeting.

1. A minute of use of a telephone or other network, especially a cell phone network.

#:If you buy this phone, you�ll get 100 free minutes.

Related terms
arcminute

Translations
trans-top|unit of time
Albanian: t-|sq|minutë|f|xs=Albanian
Arabic: ARchar|د���ة (daqīqa) f
Bosnian: t-|bs|minuta|f, t-|bs|minut|m
Bulgarian: t+|bg|мин��а|f|trminúta|scCyrl
Chinese: ��, �� (f�n zh�ng)
Croatian: t+|hr|minuta|f, t-|hr|minut|m
Czech: t+|cs|minuta|f,
Dutch: t+|nl|minuut,
Esperanto: t-|eo|minuto|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|minuutti,
French: t+|fr|minute|f
German: t+|de|Minute|f,
Greek: t-|el|λε���|n|trleptó|scGrek
Hebrew: �ק� (daka) f
Hungarian: t+|hu|perc,
Icelandic: t+|is|mínúta|f
Indonesian: t-|id|menit|xs=Indonesian,
Italian: t+|it|minuto|m
Japanese: � (�� fun, �� pun)
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Korean: � (bun)
Latvian: t|lv|minūte|f|xs=Latvian
Lithuanian: t-|lt|minut�|f|xs=Lithuanian
Malay: t-|ms|minit|xs=Malay,
Maltese: t-|mt|minuta|f|xs=Maltese,
Norwegian: t+|no|minutt|n,
Ojibwe: diba'igaans
Polish: t+|pl|minuta|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|minuto|m
Russian: t+|ru|мин��а|f|trminúta|scCyrl
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: мин��а#Serbian|мин��а f, мин��#Serbian|мин�� m
:Roman: minuta#Serbian|minuta f, minut#Serbian|minut m, �asak m
Slovene: t+|sl|minuta|f,
Spanish: t+|es|minuto|m
Swedish: t+|sv|minut|c,
Turkish: t+|tr|dakika,
Ukrainian: �вилина (khvylyna) f
Welsh: t-|cy|munud|xs=Welsh,
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trans-top|short but unspecified period of time
Dutch: t-|nl|minuutje|n, t-|nl|secondje|n,
Finnish: t+|fi|hetki, t-|fi|hetkinen,
French: t+|fr|minute|f, t+|fr|moment|m, t+|fr|instant|m
German: t-|de|Moment|m,
Greek: t+|el|��ιγμή|f|trstigmí|scGrek
Hebrew: ר�ע (rega) m, ��� קצר
Icelandic: t-|is|augablik|n, t+|is|mínúta|f
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Italian: t+|it|attimo|m, t+|it|momento|m,
Lithuanian: t-|lt|minut�|f|xsLithuanian, t|lt|akimirka|f|xsLithuanian
Maltese: t-|mt|minuta|xs=Maltese,
Malay: t|ms|sekejap|xs=Malay,
Norwegian: t-|no|øyeblikk|n
Polish: t+|pl|minuta|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|instante|m, t+|pt|minuto|m, t+|pt|momento|m
Russian: t+|ru|мин��а|f|trminúta|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|minuto|m, t-|es|momento|m,
Swedish: t+|sv|ögonblick|n
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trans-top|unit of angular measure
Czech: t+|cs|minuta|f,
Dutch: t+|nl|minuut,
Esperanto: t-|eo|minuto|xs=Esperanto
Finnish: t+|fi|minuutti,
French: t+|fr|minute|f
German: t+|de|Minute|f,
Greek: μοί�α (míra) f
Hebrew: t-|he|�קת קשת|sc=Hebr
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Latvian: t|lv|minūte|f|xs=Latvian
Lithuanian: t-|lt|minut�|f|xs=Lithuanian
Norwegian: t+|no|minutt|n,
Polish: t+|pl|minuta|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|minuto|m
Russian: t+|ru|мин��а|f|trminúta|scCyrl
Slovene: t+|sl|minuta|f,
Spanish: t+|es|minuto|m,
Swedish: t+|sv|minut|c, t+|sv|bågminut|c
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trans-top|record of meeting
Czech: t-|cs|zápis|m
Dutch: notulen (p)
Finnish: t-|fi|pöytäkirja
French: t-|fr|procès-verbal|m
Greek: t-|el|�����κολλο|n|trprotókolo|scGrek, t-|el|κα�αγ�α�ή|f|trkatagrafí|scGrek
Hebrew: פר���ק�� (protokol)
Japanese: 議�� (����)
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Malay: t|ms|catatan|xs=Malay,
Maltese: t-|mt|minuta|xs=Maltese,
Norwegian: t-|no|protokoll|m,
Polish: t-|pl|protokó�|m, t-|pl|notatka|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|ata|f
Russian: t-|ru|п�о�окол|m|trprotokól|scCyrl
Swedish: t-|sv|protokoll|n,
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trans-top|minute of use of telephone network
Czech: t+|cs|minuta|f,
Greek: t-|el|μονάδα|f|trmonáda|scGrek
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Malay: t-|ms|minit|xs=Malay,
Polish: t+|pl|minuta|f
Russian: t+|ru|мин��а|f|trminúta|scCyrl
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Translations to be checked

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ttbc|Breton|Breton: munut m, munutoù (1)
ttbc|Catalan|Catalan: minut m :ca:minut|^ (1)
ttbc|Ido|Ido: minuto
ttbc|Interlingua|Interlingua: minuta (1, 4)
ttbc|Kurdish|Kurdish: deqe, deqîqe (1-3)
ttbc|Romanian: minut n (1)
ttbc|Spanish: minuta#Spanish|minuta (4)
ttbc|Yiddish: ��נ�� (minút) (1)

Synonyms
(short, unspecified period of time): instant, mo, moment, sec, second, tic
(unit of angular measure): minute of arc

Verb
en-verb|minut|ing

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

#:I�ll minute this evening�s meeting.

Translations
trans-top|to write
Dutch: t-|nl|notuleren,
Finnish: pitää pöytäkirjaa
German: t-|de|protokollieren, t-|de|aufzeichnen,
Greek: t-|el|����οκολλ�|trprotokoló|scGrek, t-|el|κα�αγ�ά��|trkatagráfo|scGrek
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Hebrew: t-|he|�ס��|scHebr, t-|he|�רש�� �פר���ק��|scHebr, t-|he|�רש�� פר���ק��|sc=Hebr
Interlingua: minutar
Russian: ве��и п�о�окол (vestí protokól)
Swedish: föra protokoll, protokollföra
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1996, Peter Hinchliffe, The Other Battle ²
:The Commander-in-Chief of Bomber Command, Sir Richard Peirse, was sceptical of its findings, minuting, �I don�t think at this rate we could have hoped to produce the damage which is known to have been achieved.�
2003, David Roberts, Four Against the Arctic ³
:[...] Mr. Klingstadt, chief Auditor of the Admiralty of that city, sent for and examined them very particularly concerning the events which had befallen them; minuting down their answers in writing, with an intention of publishing himself an account of their extraordinary adventures.

Pronunciation 2
AHD|mīnyo�ot'
IPA|/maɪ�nju�t/
SAMPA|/maI'nju:t/
IPA|/mɪ'nɪt/ US
audio|en-us-minute-adjective.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-nju�t|-nju�t, Rhymes:English:-nɪt|-nɪt

Etymology 2
From L. minutus.

Adjective
en-adj|minut|er

1. Very small.

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

1. very careful and exact, giving small details.

Synonyms
infinitesimal, insignificant, minuscule, tiny

Antonyms
big, enormous, colossal, huge, significant, tremendous

Translations
trans-top|very small
Catalan: menut, diminut, minúscul m, menuda, diminuta, minúscula f
Dutch: t-|nl|minuscuul, t-|nl|minuscule, t-|nl|onbeduidend, t-|nl|onbeduidende, t-|nl|nietig, t-|nl|nietige,
Finnish: t-|fi|pienenpieni,
French: t+|fr|minuscule
German: t-|de|winzig,
Greek: t-|el|μικ�ο�κο�ικ��|m|trmikroskopikós|scGrek
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Hebrew: �ע�ר (zair) m (1), �פ�ר� (meforat) m (2)
Interlingua: minuscule, minute
Italian: t+|it|minuscolo|m, t-|it|minuscola|f, t-|it|piccolissimo|m, t-|it|piccolissima|f
Polish: t-|pl|malutki,
Portuguese: t+|pt|minúsculo|m
Romanian: t-|ro|minuscul|m, t-|ro|minuscul�|f
Swedish: t-|sv|mycket lite, t-|sv|väldigt lite
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Category:1000 English basic words
Category:English heteronyms
Category:Time
Category:Units of measure

French

Etymology
From ML. minuta.

Noun
fr-noun|f

1. #Noun|minute

Interjection
minute! (or minute papillon)

1. let a moment!

Italian

Adjective
infl|it|adjective|cat=adjective forms|feminine plural

1. feminine plural of|minuto#Adjective|minuto tiny, minute; fine, delicate, detailed

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