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   minus

   /ˈmʌɪnəs/

   preposition

   • 1. with the subtraction of: "what's ninety three minus seven?"
   • ▪ lacking; deprived of: informal "he was minus a finger on each hand"
   • 2. (of temperature) below zero by: "minus 40 degrees centigrade"

   adjective

   • 1. (before a number) below zero; negative: "minus five"
   • 2. (after a grade) rather worse than: "C minus"
   • 3. having a negative electric charge.

   noun

   • 1. short for minus sign
   • ▪ a mathematical operation of subtraction.
   • 2. a disadvantage: "for every plus with this equipment there can be a minus"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Latin, neuter of minor ‘less’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • M

     3

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • U

     1

   • S

     1

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