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/miˈnu.to/

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Translation

minute

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Word origin

From Medieval Latin minuta ('small part'), from Latin minutus ('small, diminished'), from minuere ('to lessen'). A minute is a minute (small) part of an hour.

Origin
Latin
Root
minutus
English cognates
minute, minus, diminish

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Examples

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I will be there in five minutes, I am just leaving home.

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I just need one minute to finish this email.

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The match was decided in the final minute of the game.

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Every minute counts when we are against the clock.

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The last bus went by a few minutes ago.

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This word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 3: minuto, cuenta, hermano and 7 more words.