minute

/ˈmɪn·ət/ n [C] (abbreviation min.) (TIME)

Definition

› any of the 60 parts that an hour is divided into; 60 seconds: It takes me 20 minutes to get to work. a minute › A minute is also a very short time: Just a minute – I’m almost ready. When you’ve got a minute, I’d like to talk to you.

(Definition of minute n (TIME) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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minus n DISADVANTAGE
minus prep SUBTRACTION
minus sign n
minuscule adj
minute adj SMALL
minute n TIME
minutes pl n
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minute adj SMALL
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this minute, at this adj, pronoun THING REFERRED TO
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