minutes Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a written account of what transpired at a meeting
    proceedings; transactions.
  2. noun a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
    minute; min.
    • he ran a 4 minute mile
  3. noun an indefinitely short time
    moment; bit; mo; minute; second.
    • wait just a moment
    • in a mo
    • it only takes a minute
    • in just a bit
  4. noun a particular point in time
    moment; instant; second; minute.
    • the moment he arrived the party began
  5. noun a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
    arcminute; minute of arc; minute.
  6. noun a short note
    minute.
    • the secretary keeps the minutes of the meeting
  7. noun distance measured by the time taken to cover it
    minute; hour.
    • we live an hour from the airport
    • its just 10 minutes away

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