English

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Etymology

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From minute +‎ -ary.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmɪnətəɹi/, /ˈmɪnətɹi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɪnəˌtɛɹi/, /ˈmɪnjəˌtɛɹi/

Adjective

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minutary (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Pertaining to, or consisting of, minutes.
    • 1655, Thomas Fuller, The Church-history of Britain; [], London: [] Iohn Williams [], →OCLC, (please specify |book=I to XI):
      the minutary juncture of time

References

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minutary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.