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Pronunciation: /ˈmɪnɪt/

noun

  • 1 (minutes) a summarized record of the proceedings at a meeting: Pat is taking the minutes
  • 2an official memorandum authorizing or recommending a course of action.

verb

[with object]
  • 1record (the proceedings of a meeting): the Secretary shall minute the proceedings of each meeting
  • 2send a memorandum to (someone): look up the case and minute me about it

Origin:

late Middle English (in the singular in the sense 'note or memorandum'): from French minute, from the notion of a rough copy in ‘small writing’ (Latin scriptura minuta) as distinct from the fair copy in book hand. The verb dates from the mid 16th century