very+minute

  • 21minute — minute1 [ mɪnɪt] noun 1》 a period of time equal to sixty seconds or a sixtieth of an hour.     ↘informal a very short time. 2》 (also arc minute or minute of arc) a sixtieth of a degree of angular measurement. (Symbol: ʻ) Phrases up to the minute… …

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  • 22minute — 1. noun /ˈmɪnɪt/ a) A unit of time equal to sixty seconds and one sixtieth of an hour. You have twenty minutes to complete the test. b) A short but unspecified time period …

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  • 23minute — 1. n. & v. n. 1 the sixtieth part of an hour. 2 a distance covered in one minute (twenty minutes from the station). 3 a a moment; an instant; a point of time (expecting her any minute; the train leaves in a minute). b (prec. by the) colloq. the… …

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  • 24Minute of arc — This article is about geometry. For firearms terminology, see Minute of Angle. A minute of arc, arcminute, or minute of angle (MOA), is a unit of angular measurement equal to one sixtieth (1⁄60) of one degree. In turn, a second of arc or… …

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  • 25minute — {{11}}minute (adj.) early 15c., chopped small, from L. minutus little, small, minute, pp. of minuere to lessen, diminish (see MINUS (Cf. minus)). Meaning very small in size or degree is attested from 1620s. Related: Minutely; minuteness.… …

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  • 26very — ver|y [ veri ] function word *** Very can be used in the following ways: as an adverb (before adjectives and adverbs): It had been a long day and he was very tired. I always walk very quickly. She writes very well. as an adjective (only before a… …

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  • 27minute — I min•ute [[t]ˈmɪn ɪt[/t]] n. v. ut•ed, ut•ing, adj. 1) hor the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; 60 seconds 2) an indefinitely short space of time: Wait a minute![/ex] 3) an exact point in time; instant; moment: Come here this minute![/ex] 4)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28very */*/*/ — UK [ˈverɪ] / US adjective, adverb Summary: Very can be used in the following ways: as an adverb (before adjectives and adverbs): It had been a long day and he was very tired. ♦ I always walk very quickly. ♦ She writes very well. as an adjective… …

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  • 29Very Warm for May — Infobox Musical name= Very Warm for May subtitle= caption= music= Jerome Kern lyrics= Oscar Hammerstein II book= Oscar Hammerstein II basis= productions= 1939 Broadway awards= Very Warm for May opened at the Alvin Theatre on November 17, 1939. It …

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  • 30Very Large Telescope — Das Paranal Observatorium ist ein astronomisches Observatorium in der Atacamawüste im Norden Chiles, auf dem Berg Cerro Paranal. Dieser liegt etwa 120 km südlich der Stadt Antofagasta und 12 km von der Pazifikküste entfernt. Das Observatorium… …

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