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Definition of minute 2 adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

minute2

adjective
 
/maɪˈnjuːt/
 
/maɪˈnuːt/
(comparative minuter, superlative minutest)
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  1. extremely small synonym tiny
    • minute amounts of chemicals in the water
    • The kitchen on the boat is minute.
    Extra Examples
    • Even minute amounts of bacteria in the water supply can cause disease.
    • There were minute traces of the drug present in his blood.
  2. very detailed, careful and complete
    • a minute examination/inspection
    • She remembered everything in minute detail/in the minutest detail(s).
  3. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘lesser’, with reference to a tithe or tax): from Latin minutus ‘lessened’, past participle of minuere.
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