Minute \Min"ute\, a.
Of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or
marking successive minutes.
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{Minute bell}, a bell tolled at intervals of a minute, as to
give notice of a death or a funeral.
{Minute book}, a book in which written minutes are entered.
{Minute glass}, a glass measuring a minute or minutes by the
running of sand.
{Minute gun}, a discharge of a cannon repeated every minute
as a sign of distress or mourning.
{Minute hand}, the long hand of a watch or clock, which makes
the circuit of the dial in an hour, and marks the minutes.
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