minus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Preposition 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Antonyms 1.4.3 Translations 1.5 See also 2 Crimean Tatar 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Declension 2.3 References 3 Polish 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Declension 3.1.2 Antonyms 4 Serbo-Croatian 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Declension 5 Swedish 5.1 Verb 5.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: mīn-əs, IPA: /ˈmaɪnəs/, SAMPA: /"maIn@s/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

  Rhymes: -aɪnəs

[edit] Preposition

minus

1. (mathematics) less; reduced by subtraction

   seven minus two is five

2. (informal) without.

   I walked out minus my coat.

[edit] Synonyms

• (without): lacking, without

[edit] Translations

informal: without

See without

[edit] Adjective

minus (not comparable)

1. (mathematics) Negative.

   a minus number

2. On the negative part of a scale.

   minus seven degrees

3. Ranking just below a designated rating.

   He got a grade of B minus for his essay.

[edit] Synonyms

• (negative): negative
• (on the negative part of a scale): below zero (after the noun)

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[edit] Noun

minus (plural minuses)

1. (mathematics) A minus sign (−).
2. (mathematics) A negative quantity.
3. A defect or deficiency.

[edit] Synonyms

• (defect or deficiency): defect, deficiency, drawback, flaw, shortcoming

[edit] Antonyms

• (minus sign): plus
• (negative quantity): plus
• (defect or deficiency): advantage, bonus, boon, gain, plus

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• subtract
• subtraction

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[edit] Crimean Tatar

[edit] Etymology

Latin minus - less.

[edit] Noun

minus

1. minus.

[edit] Declension

[edit] References

• Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]

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[edit] Polish

[edit] Noun

minus m.

1. minus, minus sign

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	minus	minusy
Genitive	minusa	minusów
Dative	minusowi	minusom
Accusative	minus	minusy
Instrumental	minusem	minusami
Locative	minusie	minusach
Vocative	minusie	minusy

[edit] Antonyms

• plus

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Noun

mínus m. (Cyrillic spelling ми́нус)

1. minus sign
2. minuns, defect, deficiency

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Verb

minus

1. (transitive, mathematics) minus

   Tre minus två är ett - three minus two is one

[edit] Noun

minus

1. minus sign, minus