minute¹

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A unit of time equal to sixty seconds.

   The bus leaves in ten minutes.

2. 2
   noun

   A short but unspecified period of time.

   Wait a minute, I'll be right with you.

3. 3
   noun

   The written record of what is said and decided at a meeting.

   Let's look at the minutes of last week's meeting.

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

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