minute²

C1 Topic:Time

US [maɪ̯ˈn(j)u̟(ː)t] UK [maɪ̯ˈnjuːt] See IPA manual

extremely small

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Homographs: minute¹ /ˈmɪnɪt/ — unit of time; meeting record

Pronunciation and word origins: Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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Meanings

1

adj
Extremely small.

There were only minute traces of the chemical in the water.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · extremely small. infinitesimal tiny

Word family

Forms minuterminutest

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin minūtus (“small", "petty”), perfect passive participle of minuō (“make smaller”).

Topics

Time

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