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minimalist

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min⋅i⋅mal⋅ist

  [min-uh-muh-list]
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–noun
1. a person who favors a moderate approach to the achievement of a set of goals or who holds minimal expectations for the success of a program.
2. a practitioner of minimalism in music or art.
–adjective
3. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of minimalism.
4. being or offering no more than what is required or essential: a minimalist program for tax reform.
Origin:
1905–10; in political use < F minimaliste (see minimal, -ist ), trans. of Russ men'shevík Menshevik; subsequent uses perh. recoinage with minimal, -ist
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min·i·mal·ist   (mĭn'ə-mə-lĭst)   
n.  

  1. One who advocates a moderate or conservative approach, action, or policy, as in a political or governmental organization.

  2. A practitioner of minimalism.

adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, characteristic of, or in the style of minimalism.

  2. Being or providing a bare minimum of what is necessary.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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