MINUTE
noun
Definitions
- 1. The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m.; as, 4 h. 30 m.) Four minutes, that is to say, minutes of an hour. Chaucer.
- 2. The sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds (Marked thus (`); as, 10º 20`.)
- 3. A nautical or a geographic mile.
- 4. A coin; a half farthing. [Obs.] Wyclif (Mark xii. 42)
- 5. A very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a tittle. [Obs.] Minutes and circumstances of his passion. Jer. Taylor.
- 6. A point of time; a moment. I go this minute to attend the king. Dryden.
- 7. The memorandum; a record; a note to preserve the memory of anything; as, to take minutes of a contract; to take minutes of a conversation or debate.
- 8. A fixed part of a module. See Module.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
MINUTE
(adjective)
Of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes. Minute bell, a bell tolled at intervals of a minute, as to give n...
MINUTE
(verb)
To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of. The Empress of Russia, with her own hand, minuted an edict...
Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025
