Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
MINUTE
I. noun see: minor
Date: 14th century
1. the 60th part of an hour of time ; 60 seconds, the 60th part of a degree of angular measure, the distance one can traverse in a minute, a short space of time ; moment ,
4. a brief note (as of summary or recommendation), memorandum , draft , the official record of the proceedings of a meeting,
II. transitive verb (minuted; minuting)
Date: 1601
to make notes or a brief summary of,
III. adjective (minuter; -est)
Etymology: Latin minutus
Date: 1606
very small ; infinitesimal , of small importance ; trifling , marked by close attention to details, see: small minuteness noun