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min⋅i⋅mal

[min-uh-muhl]
–adjective
1. constituting a minimum: a minimal mode of transportation.
2. barely adequate or the least possible: minimal care.

Origin:
1660–70; minim(um) + -al 1


min⋅i⋅mal⋅ly, adverb


2. nominal, minimum.
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Main Entry: min·i·mal
Pronunciation: 'min-&-m&l
Function: adjective
: relating to or being a minimum : constituting the leastpossible with respect to size, number, degree, or certain stated conditions minimal time required for cooking garbage to destroy trichinae in pork scraps —Journal of theAmerican Medical Association> minimal —Morris Fishbein>

Main Entry: sub·min·i·mal
Pronunciation: -'min-&-m&l
Function: adjective
: smaller than the minimum that is required for aparticular result subminimal stimulus>
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