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| 1. | less by the subtraction of; decreased by: Ten minus six is four. |
| 2. | lacking or without: a book minus its title page. |
| 3. | involving or noting subtraction. |
| 4. | algebraically negative: a minus quantity. |
| 5. | less than; just below in quality: to get a C minus on a test. |
| 6. | Informal. having negative qualities or characteristics; inferior. |
| 7. | Mycology. (in heterothallic fungi) designating, in the absence of morphological differentiation, one of the two strains of mycelia that unite in the sexual process. |
| 8. | minus sign. |
| 9. | a minus quantity. |
| 10. | a deficiency or loss. |
| 11. | Informal. a person or thing with no apparent abilities, usefulness, etc.: The last applicant was a definite minus. |