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noun
A time interval that has been called a minute but which actually takes much longer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From the fact that a minute on the clock of a gridiron football game actually takes much longer than a minute in real time, due to stoppages in play.
