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    • minute :a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
      • he ran a 4 minute mile

    • minute :infinitely or immeasurably small
      • two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm|reduced to a microscopic scale

    • minute :an indefinitely short time
      • wait just a moment|in a mo|it only takes a minute|in just a bit

    • minute :characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
      • a minute inspection of the grounds|a narrow scrutiny|an exact and minute report

    • minute :a particular point in time
      • the moment he arrived the party began

    • minute :a short note
      • the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting

    • minute :distance measured by the time taken to cover it
      • we live an hour from the airport|its just 10 minutes away

    • minute :a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree

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