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Antonyms for minute

Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : min-it
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɪn ɪt

Definition of minute

Origin :
  • "sixtieth part of an hour or degree," late 14c., from Old French minut (13c.) or directly from Medieval Latin minuta "minute, short note," from Latin minuta, noun use of fem. of minutus "small, minute" (see minute (adj.)). In Medieval Latin, pars minuta prima "first small part" was used by mathematician Ptolemy for one-sixtieth of a circle, later of an hour (next in order was secunda minuta, which became second (n.)). German Minute, Dutch minuut also are from French. Used vaguely for "short time" from late 14c. As a measure expressing distance (travel time) by 1886. Minute hand is attested from 1726.
  • adj very small
  • adj unimportant
  • adj exact, precise
  • noun brief time period
Example sentences :
  • He cries a minute, then forgets all about it, and grabs up something else to play with.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Losing a million a minute, even in sleep, he thought, was disquieting.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Nothing matters except that I've got this minute here with you.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • And that minute he turned me from a scared kid into an outlaw—a killer.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • Andy heard, for his ears were sharpened: "I thought for a minute—But it does look like him!"
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • "You grow dearer every minute," she assured them on her last night at home.
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower
  • "Ask Mrs. Holroyd if she will have the kindness to come here for a minute," he said to the servant.
  • Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
  • His sufferings were so acute that a minute examination of his injuries could not be made.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • The minute they know you're without your whip they go for you like tigers at a wounded trainer.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • You'll see his head appear at that corner in a minute, and then, look out!
  • Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower

Synonyms for minute

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