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minus tick
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minute (1)
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minuteman
min·ute·man [ mínnit màn ] (plural min·ute·men [ mínnit mèn ])


noun 
Definition:
 
militiaman of Revolutionary War: an armed fighter in the Revolutionary War pledged to be ready to fight for the American cause at a minute's notice
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