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Noun: minutes  mi-nits
  1. A written account of what transpired at a meeting
    "The secretary distributed the minutes from last week's board meeting";
    - proceedings, transactions
Noun: minute
  1. A unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
    "he ran a 4 minute mile";
    - min
     
  2. An indefinitely short time
    "it only takes a minute";
    - moment, mo, second, bit
     
  3. A particular point in time
    "the minute he arrived the party began";
    - moment, second, instant
     
  4. A unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
    "The separation between the two stars was measured to be 3 minutes";
    - arcminute, minute of arc
     
  5. A short note
    "the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting"
     
  6. Distance measured by the time taken to cover it
    "it's just 10 minutes away";
    - hour
Verb: minute
  1. Record in the minutes (of a meeting)
    "The secretary minuted all the important decisions made during the board meeting"
     
  2. Send a short note
    "He minuted his colleagues about the change in schedule"

Type of: angular unit, distance, note, point, point in time, time, time unit, unit of time, written account, written record

Part of: 60 minutes, arcdegree, degree, hour, hr, minute book

Encyclopedia: Minutes

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