## Meanings
1. A unit of time equal to sixty seconds.
2. A short but unspecified period of time.
3. The written record of what is said and decided at a meeting.
4. Extremely small.

## Examples
- The bus leaves in ten minutes.
- Wait a minute, I'll be right with you.
- Let's look at the minutes of last week's meeting.
- There were only minute traces of the chemical in the water.

## Derived Forms
- arcminute
- last-minute
- man-minute
- mile-a-minute
- minutage
- minutary
- minute-jack
- minute-man
- minute-to-minute
- minuteful
- minutely
- minuteness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mynute
- Root: minute
- Root: minūta

## Etymology
From Middle English mynute, minute, mynet, from Old French minute, from Medieval Latin minūta (“60th of an hour; note”). Doublet of menu and menudo.

## AI Etymology
Minute comes from Middle English mynute, minute, mynet, from Old French minute, from Medieval Latin minūta (“60th of an hour; note”). Doublet of menu and menudo. In present-day English its meanings include a unit of time equal to sixty seconds, a short but unspecified period of time, and the written record of what is said and decided at a meeting. The historical chain runs through mynute (Middle English), minute (Old French), and minūta (la-med). Related and derived forms include arcminute, last-minute, and man-minute.

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