min Definition

min
noun

1. colloq
A minute.

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minute¹
noun

1. A unit of time equal to ( &onesixtieth; ) of an hour; 60 seconds.
2. colloq
A short while.
Example: Wait a minute
Thesaurus: instant, moment, second, flash, jiffy, bat of an eye, twinkling, shake.
3. A particular point in time.

Example: At that minute the phone rang
4. The distance that can be travelled in a minute.

Example: a house five minutes away
5. The official written record of what is said at a formal meeting.

Thesaurus: notes, records, transcript, transactions, memorandum.
Form: the minutes (usually)
6. A written note or statement sent to a colleague; a memorandum.
7. geom.
(symbol ‘) a unit of angular measurement equal to ( &onesixtieth; ) of a degree; 60 seconds.

verb minuted, minuting

1. To make an official written record of what is said in (eg a meeting); to take or record something in the minutes of (eg a meeting).
2. To send a memorandum to someone.

Idiom: up to the minute (up-to-the-minute)

Very modern, recent or up-to-date; the latest.
Thesaurus: modern, contemporary, current, recent, fashionable, à la mode.

Etymology: 14c: French; related to minute².