Minute Definition
- just as soon as
- in the latest style, fashion, etc.
Other Word Forms of Minute
Noun
Adjective
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Minute
- the minute (that)
- up to the minute
Origin of Minute
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Middle English from Old French from Medieval Latin (pars) minūta (prīma) (first) minute (part) from Latin minūta feminine of minūtus small minute2
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English from Latin minūtus past participle of minuere to lessen mei-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin minÅ«tus (“small", "petty"), perfect passive participle of minuō (“make smaller").
From Wiktionary
From Old French minute, from Medieval Latin minÅ«ta (“60th of an hour", "note")
From Wiktionary
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