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minus definition

mi·nus (nəs)

  1. reduced by the subtraction of; less four minus two
  2. Informal without; lacking minus a toe

Etymology: LME < L, less, neut. sing. of minor, minor

adjective

  1. indicating or involving subtraction a minus sign
  2. negative a minus quantity
  3. somewhat less than a grade of A minus
  4. Bot. designating one of two strains of certain fungi and algae which only mate with the opposite (plus) strain
  5. Elec. negative

noun

  1. a minus sign
  2. a negative quantity
  3. a negative quality, feature, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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