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1. (prep.) minus
less by the subtraction of:
Ten minus six is four.
2. minus
lacking or without:
a book minus a page.
3. (adj.) minus
involving or noting subtraction.
4. minus
algebraically negative:
a minus quantity.
5. minus
just below:
to get a C minus on a test.
6. (n.) minus
a minus quantity.
7. minus
a deficiency or loss.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < L, neut. of minor less)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) subtraction, minus
an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
"the subtraction of three from four leaves one"; "four minus three equals one"
2. (adj) minus
on the negative side or lower end of a scale
"minus 5 degrees"; "a grade of B minus"
3. (adj) minus, negative
involving disadvantage or harm
"minus (or negative) factors"
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1. (preposition) minus
≠ plus
40 minus 20 equals 20.
2. minus
indicates a number is less than zero
temperatures of minus 20; º
3. minus
without
He looks just like his son, minus the hair.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) minus
less; requiring to be subtracted; negative; as, a minus quantity
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Sense: used to show subtraction
Ten minus two equals eight (10; – 2 = 8).
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 Afrikaans: minus |
 Arabic: ناقِص |
 Bulgarian: минус |
 Brazilian: menos |
 Czech: méně, bez |
 German: minus |
 Danish: minus |
 Greek: μείον, πλην |
 Spanish: menos |
 Estonian: miinus |
 Farsi: منها |
 Finnish: miinus |
 French: moins |
 Hebrew: סִימָן חִיסוּר, מִינוּס |
 Hindi: के बिना, घटाना |
 Croatian: minus, manje |
 Hungarian: mínusz |
 Indonesian: dikurangi |
 Icelandic: mínus |
 Italian: meno |
 Japanese: ～を引いた |
 Korean: ...을 뺀 |
 Lithuanian: minus |
 Latvian: mīnus |
 Malay: tolak |
 Dutch: min |
 Norwegian: minus |
 Polish: minus, mniej |
 Persian: تفريق، منها |
 Pashto: منفى كول |
 Portuguese: menos |
 Romanian: minus |
 Russian: минус |
 Slovak: mínus, bez |
 Slovenian: minus |
 Serbian: minus |
 Swedish: minus |
 Thai: ลบ |
 Turkish: eksi |
 Taiwanese: 減去 |
 Ukrainian: мінус, без |
 Urdu: گھٹانے کا عمل ظاہر کرنے ک |
 Vietnamese: trừ |
 Chinese: 减去 |
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