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minute

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1. minute - Noun

2. minute - Adjective

3. minute - Verb

5. minute - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

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, 10¡ 20').

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Our life is but a minute in comparison with eternity. Seraphim of Sarov

A hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer. Novalis

I hated every minute of it. But I said to myself, 'Suffer now, and live the rest of your life as a champion. Muhammad Ali

A hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer. Norwegian Proverb

Better to lose a minute in your life than your life in a minute. Uruguayan Proverb

It is better to be without a wife for a minute than without tobacco for an hour. Estonian Proverb

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