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Definition of Minute
Minute

The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m.; as, 4 h. 30 m.)

The sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds (Marked thus ('); as, 10Á 20').

A nautical or a geographic mile.

A coin; a half farthing.

A very small part of anything, or anything very small; a jot; a tittle.

A point of time; a moment.

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.

A fixed part of a module. See Module.

Of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes.

To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.

Very small; little; tiny; fine; slight; slender; inconsiderable.

Attentive to small things; paying attention to details; critical; particular; precise; as, a minute observer; minute observation.

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Minute Quotations

Time needs another minute.
Sly Stone

I hated every minute of training, but I said, ''Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.''
Muhammad Ali

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.
Lance Armstrong

Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.
William Shakespeare

Minute Translations

minute in Afrikaans is minuut
minute in Danish is minut
minute in Dutch is minuut
minute in Finnish is minuutti
minute in French is minute
minute in German is Minute
minute in Italian is minuto
minute in Norwegian is minutt
minute in Portuguese is minuto
minute in Spanish is minuto

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