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Adjective: minus  mI-nus
  1. On the negative side or lower end of a scale
    "minus 5 degrees"; "a grade of B minus"
     
  2. Involving disadvantage or harm
    "minus factors"
    - negative
Noun: minus  mI-nus
  1. An arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated
    "four minus three equals one"
    - subtraction
Preposition: minus  mI-nus
  1. With subtraction of; not including
    - less

Derived forms: minuses

See also: disadvantageous, negative

Type of: arithmetic operation

Antonym: plus

Encyclopedia: Minus