Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Smallest in amount or degree.
- adjective Small in amount or degree.
- adjective Only barely adequate.
- adjective Of, relating to, or being minimalism.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Least or smallest; of minimum amount, quantity, or degree; also, pertaining or related to a minimum.
- Relating to the minimus or fifth digit of the hind foot.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, or having a character of, a minim or minimum; least; smallest.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.
- adjective art characterised by the use of simple form or structures.
- adjective music characterised by the repetition and gradual alteration of short phrases.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective the least possible
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Examples
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Fish offers what he calls a minimal, but positive, story about hallucination.
Petty Injuries 2009
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Well, I'm talking about software and service, it's really what I call minimal migration, where there is a loss there.
MICROS Systems CEO Discusses F2Q2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha 2011
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Mayor Ed Clark took issue with what he called minimal dispensary operator requirements.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Mayor Ray Nagin is halting a push to revamp New Orleans 'approach to retaining and attracting businesses, citing a lack of diversity on the board that would guide the effort, posturing for control and what he called a minimal funding commitment by the private sector.
unknown title 2009
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When I did not answer, he said, “Be that as it may, I do expect a certain minimal level of engagement on the part of my students if they are to receive a satisfactory grade.”
The Parable of the Spider darkerblogistan 2009
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A: The web restricted nature of the offering means that the digital assets are at all times controlled by the system (versus digital files downloaded to users) and thus result in minimal piracy.
LaLa and DRM 2009
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In my experience, standards are indeed low; gifted students have an easy time earning a degree and less dilligent individuals usually get enough aid to squeak by, provided they put in minimal effort.
College Education Oversold?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Some cuts - farm subsidies, defense, entitlements - should take precedence because they entail minimal impact on economic growth.
Jerry Jasinowski: Cognitive Dissonance on the Deficit? Jerry Jasinowski 2011
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To call humane societies impact minimal is ignorant.
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To call humane societies impact minimal is ignorant.
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