minute — meaning in English

English meaning

• bit noun A small piece or amount of something.
• minute noun A unit of time equal to sixty seconds, or one sixtieth of an hour.

Senses

minute is used for these senses in English:

• bit (informal) Specifically, a small amount of time.
• minute (informal) A short but unspecified time period.

bit — full definition

1. noun A small piece or amount of something.
2. noun The smallest unit of digital information, representing a 0 or a 1.
3. verb Past tense of "bite".

minute — full definition

1. noun A unit of time equal to sixty seconds, or one sixtieth of an hour.
2. noun A written record of what was discussed or decided at a meeting (usually plural: minutes).
3. adj (pronounced differently, my-NEWT) Extremely small, or extremely detailed and careful.

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