Minute



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• adj. 微小的; n. ( 复数) 会议记录
• ［类］ agenda : minutes / itinerary : log ( 会议记录记录会议议程 / 旅行日志记录旅行行程) meeting : minutes / sale : deed ( 会议记录记录会议 / 销售契约记录销售)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin minuta, from Latin minutus small, from past participle of minuere to lessen — more at minor
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. the 60th part of an hour of time ; 60 seconds
  • b. the 60th part of a degree of angular measure
• 2. the distance one can traverse in a minute
• 3. a short space of time ; moment
• 4.
  • a. a brief note (as of summary or recommendation)
  • b. memorandum, draft
  • c. plural the official record of the proceedings of a meeting

II. transitive verb (minuted; minuting)

• Date: 1601
• to make notes or a brief summary of

III. adjective (minuter; -est)

• Etymology: Latin minutus
• Date: 1606
• 1. very small ; infinitesimal
• 2. of small importance ; trifling
• 3. marked by close attention to details
• Synonyms: see small, circumstantial
• ? minuteness noun

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