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minute vs New York minute

New York minute vs minute

minute and New York minute both are nouns.

minute is an adjective but New York minute is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
minute Yes Yes No No
New York minute Yes No No No
As nouns, New York minute is a hyponym of minute; that is, New York minute is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than minute:
  • minute: an indefinitely short time
  • New York minute: a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
Other hyponyms of minute include blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink.
minute (noun) New York minute (noun)
distance measured by the time taken to cover it a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
a short note
a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
an indefinitely short time
a particular point in time
minute (adjective) New York minute (adjective)
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
infinitely or immeasurably small
Difference between minute and New York minute

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