Minute

Part of Speech

noun

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Translations

🇩🇪 auf die Minute genau , 🇪🇸 establecido al minuto , 🇮🇹 impostato al minuto , 🇵🇹 minuto: unidade de tempo que corresponde a 60 segundos. , 🇨🇳 六十秒的时间单位 , 🇯🇵 1分単位で設定された。 , 🇰🇷 분 단위로 정확히 맞춰진 것 , 🇸🇦 ضبط الدقة على الدقة الدقيقة , 🇮🇳 मिनिट: समय की वह इकाई जिसे मिनट पर सेट किया जाता है

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Etymology

The French noun *minute* comes directly from the Latin *minūtus*, the past participle of *minūere* “to diminish, to make smaller.” The root *minū-* is linked to *minor* “smaller.” The term entered Old French in the 13th century, initially meaning “very small” and later specialized to denote the time unit of 60 seconds, the same meaning it retains today.

Synonyms

instant moment tranche de temps intervalle durée période bout de temps

Antonyms

heure jour semaine mois année