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- [min-it]
- /ˈmɪn ɪt/
- /ˈmɪnɪt/
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- [min-it]
- /ˈmɪn ɪt/
Definitions of minute word
- noun minute the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds. 1
- noun minute an indefinitely short space of time: Wait a minute! 1
- noun minute an exact point in time; instant; moment: Come here this minute! 1
- noun minute minutes, the official record of the proceedings at a meeting of a society, committee, or other group. 1
- noun minute Chiefly British. a written summary, note, or memorandum. 1
- noun minute a rough draft, as of a document. 1
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Origin of minute
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin minūta, noun use of feminine of minūtus minute2
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Parts of speech for Minute
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
minute popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
minute usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for minute
adj minute
- precise — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
- insignificant — unimportant, trifling, or petty: Omit the insignificant details.
- tiny — very small; minute; wee.
- infinitesimal — indefinitely or exceedingly small; minute: infinitesimal vessels in the circulatory system.
- microscopic — so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms. Compare macroscopic.
adjective minute
- exact — Not approximated in any way; precise.
- exiguous — Very small in size or amount.
- unimportant — of much or great significance or consequence: an important event in world history.
- exhaustive — Examining, including, or considering all elements or aspects; fully comprehensive.
- elaboration — The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement.
noun minute
- jiffy — a very short time; moment: to get dressed in a jiffy.
- instant — an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment: They arrived not an instant too soon.
- second — next after the first; being the ordinal number for two.
- flash — a precedence code for handling messages about initial enemy contact or operational combat messages of extreme urgency within the U.S. military.
- sec — Single Edge Contact Cartridge
verb minute
- take notes — to write down notes, as during a lecture or interview, for later reference
- summarize — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- summarise — to make a summary of; state or express in a concise form.
- write down — a reduction of the entered value of an asset account.
- record — to cause to be set down or registered: to record one's vote.
Antonyms for minute
adj minute
- huge — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- large — of more than average size, quantity, degree, etc.; exceeding that which is common to a kind or class; big; great: a large house; a large number; in large measure; to a large extent.
- giant — (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- gigantic — very large; huge: a gigantic statue.
- consequential — Consequential means the same as consequent.
adjective minute
noun minute
- age — Your age is the number of years that you have lived.
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