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minutes

Noun CEFR A1 Common
ˈmɪnɪts

Definitions

  1. The official notes kept during a meeting.
    plural, plural-only
  2. Minute.
  3. plural of minute
  4. To record in a memorandum or the minutes of a meeting.
  5. Leng=ast.
  6. The official notes kept during a meeting
  7. A unit of time equal to one sixtieth of an hour, or 60 seconds.
  8. Leng=lfn.
  9. third-person singular simple present indicative of minute
  10. A unit of angular measurement equal to one sixtieth of a degree, or 60 seconds. Also called arcminute, minute of arc.
  11. A measure of the distance one can cover in a minute: lives ten minutes from school.
  12. A short interval of time; moment. See Synonyms at moment.
  13. A specific point in time: Stop that this minute!
  14. A note or summary covering points to be remembered; a memorandum.
  15. minutes An official record of the proceedings of a meeting.
  16. Exceptionally small; tiny. See Synonyms at small.
  17. Not worthy of notice; insignificant: a minute problem.

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Examples

“It was obvious from the prosecutions opening speech that they couldn't prove this intention on prima facie evidence: no letters, no minutes, no witnesses to testify to a wicked burning of the midnight oil as the PIE executive endeavoured […]”
Minutes from a municipal council meeting published on Thursday showed that the village of about 100 people, 350km (215 miles) west of Vienna, will be named Fugging from 1 January 2021.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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