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Minute Amounts Water Minute2 Adjective Maɪˈnjuːt Maɪˈnuːt Chemicals

Word3 minute2
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /maɪˈnjuːt/ /maɪˈnuːt/
Example
  • minute amounts of chemicals in the water
  • the kitchen on the boat is minute.
  • a minute examination/inspection
  • she remembered everything in minute detail/in the minutest detail(s).
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minute2

(adjective)/maɪˈnjuːt/ /maɪˈnuːt/
  1. extremely small
    • SYNONYM tiny
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/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).

    Word Origin

    • late 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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