minute /'minit. mai'nju:t/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
• (n.) a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
• (n.) a short note

Chinese translation

• n. 分, 分钟, 片刻, 备忘录, 笔记
• vt. 记录, 摘录, 测定时间
• a. 微小的, 详细的

Word details

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

/'minit. mai'nju:t/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.98 · Common

Word forms

minutes

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