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1 minute
I ['minit] noun1) (the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds: It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay.) λεπό(της ώρας)2) (in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds: an angle of 47° 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes).) λεπτό της μοίρας3) (a very short time: Wait a minute; It will be done in a minute.) στιγμή4) (a particular point in time: At that minute, the telephone rang.) στιγμή5) ((in plural) the notes taken at a meeting recording what was said: The chairman asked for this decision to be recorded in the minutes.) πρακτικά•- the minute that
- the minute
- to the minute
- up to the minute II adjective1) (very small: The diamonds in the brooch were minute.) μικροσκοπικός2) (paying attention to the smallest details: minute care.) σχολαστικός•- minutely- minuteness -
2 second
I 1. ['sekənd] adjective1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) δεύτερος2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) δεύτερος,ακόμα ένας3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) δεύτερος/τσικό2. adverb(next after the first: He came second in the race.) δεύτερος3. noun1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.) δεύτερος σε κατάταξη βαθμολογίας2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.) βοηθός πυγμάχου4. verb(to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.) υποστηρίζω5. noun(a secondary school.)- seconder- secondly
- secondary colours
- secondary school
- second-best
- second-class
- second-hand
- second lieutenant
- second-rate
- second sight
- second thoughts
- at second hand
- come off second best
- every second week
- month
- second to none II ['sekənd] noun1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) δευτερόλεπτο2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) στιγμή
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sixtieth — /siks tee ith/, adj. 1. next after the fifty ninth; being the ordinal number for 60. 2. being one of 60 equal parts. n. 3. a sixtieth part, esp. of one (1/60). 4. the sixtieth member of a series. [bef. 1000; ME sixtithe, sixtiaghte, OE… … Universalium
sixtieth — /ˈsɪkstiəθ/ (say siksteeuhth) adjective 1. next after the fifty ninth. 2. being one of sixty equal parts. –noun 3. a sixtieth part, especially of one (¹⁄₆₀). 4. the sixtieth member of a series. {sixt(y) + i 2 + th2} …
sixtieth — I noun 1. position 60 in a countable series of things • Hypernyms: ↑rank 2. one part in sixty equal parts • Syn: ↑one sixtieth • Hypernyms: ↑common fraction, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sixtieth — six·ti·eth || sɪkstɪɪθ n. number 60 in a series; one part of sixty equal parts, 1/60 adj. next after the fifty ninth; being one of 60 equal parts … English contemporary dictionary
one-sixtieth — noun one part in sixty equal parts • Syn: ↑sixtieth • Hypernyms: ↑common fraction, ↑simple fraction … Useful english dictionary
minute — [14] Latin minūtus ‘small’ was a derivative of the verb minuere ‘lessen’ (source of English diminish), which itself was based on the element min ‘small’. In medieval Latin the term 335 mistletoe pars minuta prima ‘first small part’ was applied to … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
Minute — Min ute (?; 277), n. [LL. minuta a small portion, small coin, fr. L. minutus small: cf. F. minute. See 4th {Minute}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m. or min.; as, 4 h. 30 m.) [1913 Webster] Four minutes … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
second — [13] Latin secundus originally meant ‘following’ – it was derived from sequī ‘follow’, source of English sequence – and only secondarily came to be used as the ordinal version of ‘two’. English acquired it via Old French second, employing it to… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
second — [13] Latin secundus originally meant ‘following’ – it was derived from sequī ‘follow’, source of English sequence – and only secondarily came to be used as the ordinal version of ‘two’. English acquired it via Old French second, employing it to… … Word origins
minute — [14] Latin minūtus ‘small’ was a derivative of the verb minuere ‘lessen’ (source of English diminish), which itself was based on the element min ‘small’. In medieval Latin the term pars minuta prima ‘first small part’ was applied to a ‘sixtieth… … Word origins
six|ti|eth — «SIHKS tee ihth», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. next after the 59th; last in a series of 60: »a sixtieth birthday. 2. being one of 60 equal parts: »A minute is a sixtieth part of an hour. –n. 1. the next after the 59th; last in a series of 60: »That… … Useful english dictionary
