Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes. Improve your english pronunciation and learn over 500 commonly mispronounced words. Below is an detailed explanation of what goes in a minute book. A unit of time equal to sixty seconds onesixtieth of an hour.
Minutes definition, the sixtieth part 160 of an hour. Written in a nontechnical language, it contains considerable amount of practice materials too. Definition of minute2 adjective in oxford advanced learners dictionary. Minute book meaning in the cambridge english dictionary. Improve your english pronunciation and learn over 500. The sense record of a meeting is from late middle english in the singular in the sense note or memorandum. For an explanation of the criteria for inclusion of pronunciations and a more detailed discussion of the sounds and their regional distributions, readers are referred to the. If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. This is the second diphthong programme in our series of 45 pronunciation videos that explore the sounds of english. Minute definition, the sixtieth part 160 of an hour.
Part i deals with important facts about the pronunciation of english words and the principal attributes of good speech. When the accent is on the first syllable, minute, it functions as a noun meaning one sixtieth of an hour, sixty seconds. Minute definition of minute by websters online dictionary. The minute is a unit of time equal to 160 the first sexagesimal fraction 1 of an hour or 60 seconds. Minute bell, a bell tolled at intervals of a minute, as to give notice of a death or a funeral. An account where official proceedings are recorded. Minute book noun the noun minute book has 1 sense 1. I found a book from 1918 that said if more than one pronunciation is allowable. Crowdsourced audio pronunciation dictionary for 89 languages, with meanings, synonyms, sentence usages, translations and much more. Binder or bound book containing permanent and detailed record of the deliberations of, and resolutions adopted at, a firms official meetings. Minute book definition in the cambridge english dictionary. Many new business owners do not want to pay to set up a minute book for their company. All incorporated or registered firms are required by law to maintain an uptodate minute book which should be accessible to all members of the firm at the firms registered office or legal. Dont confuse this with minute meaning tiny, as in they lived in a minute apartment.
We use cookies to enhance your experience on our website, including to provide targeted advertising and track usage. Improve your english pronunciation and learn over 500 commonly mispronounced words marian, jakub on. Minute comes from the latin minutus, meaning little, small. Minute definition of minute by the free dictionary. Definition of minute written for english language learners from the merriamwebster learners dictionary with audio pronunciations, usage examples, and countnoncount noun labels. When a new company is incorporated there is a three step process. Il est generalement place apres le nom et saccorde avec le nom ex. Spanishdict is the worlds most popular spanishenglish dictionary, translation, and learning website. Minute book definition and meaning collins english. Minute definition is the 60th part of an hour of time. It also refers to a record of official actions taken at a meeting of a board of directors or of the. Minute book legal definition of minute book legal dictionary. How to pronounce minute in english cambridge dictionary. Pronunciation dictionary of american regional english.
Minute book pronunciation in english cambridge dictionary. Spanishdict is the worlds most popular spanishenglish dictionary, translation. With nounverb tables for the different cases and tenses links to audio pronunciation and relevant forum discussions free vocabulary trainer. Minutes are notes that are taken at a meeting and often distributed to participants. In some dictionaries, especially older ones, the first pronunciation may have been the preferred pronunciation at the time, but its not a universal rule today that the first pronunciation is the best one or most common. Minute book, a book in which written minutes are entered. Pronunciation of cook with 2 audio pronunciations, 40 synonyms, 14 meanings, 47 sentences and more for cook. Listen to the audio pronunciation in the cambridge english dictionary. With nounverb tables for the different cases and tenses links to audio pronunciation and. Information and translations of minute book in the most comprehensive dictionary definitions resource on the web. Minute book legal definition merriamwebster law dictionary. It also refers to a record of official actions taken at a meeting of a board of directors or of the stockholders of a corporation. A unit of time equal to one sixtieth of an hour, or 60 seconds.
Minute definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Use our interactive phonemic chart to hear each symbol. When the accent is on the second syllable, minute, it functions as an adjective meaning small, tiny, insignificant. In the utc time scale, a minute on rare occasions has 59 or 61 seconds. A minute book refers to a book kept by the clerk of a court for recording a summary of all the judicial orders in a proceeding. How do we pronounce minutes in minutes of the meeting.
Describes a noun or pronounfor example, a tall girl, an interesting book, a big house. Minute definition of minute synonyms, pronunciation. Charu, you pronounce it exactly like in minutes in time, so you say mi. Pronunciation the following list of phonetic symbols and sample words is intended to provide a readyreference guide to the system of transcription used in dare entries.
Is the first dictionary pronunciation the best one. Minute book definition of minute book by the free dictionary. Minute book definition and meaning collins english dictionary. Lewis 1891 an elementary latin dictionary, new york. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Sep 29, 2019 i like to do everything at the last minute. A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea. From longman dictionary of contemporary english minutes minutes plural meet an official written record of what is said and decided at a meeting will you take the minutes write them down. See more in new englishirish dictionary from foras na gaeilge. A minute is one of the sixty parts that an hour is divided into. Minute gun, a discharge of a cannon repeated every.
Pronunciation of minute with 3 audio pronunciations, 52 synonyms, 11 meanings, 19 sentences and more for minute. Minute glass, a glass measuring a minute or minutes by the running of sand. Define minute by websters dictionary, wordnet lexical database, dictionary of computing, legal dictionary, medical dictionary, dream dictionary. Just minutes into the second half of the game robinson scored his second goal. Often, the secretary of an organization or club is the person who gets stuck taking the minutes. Lewis and charles short 1879 a latin dictionary, oxford.
A minute is a unit of measurement of time or of angle. Sep, 2015 charu, you pronounce it exactly like in minutes in time, so you say mi. The senses period of sixty seconds and sixtieth of a degree derive from medieval latin pars minuta prima first minute part. Minute in spanish english to spanish translation spanishdict. Definition and synonyms of minute from the online english dictionary from macmillan education this is the british english pronunciation of minute view american english pronunciation of minute.
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