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minimal

Pronunciation:  'minumul

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  the least possible; "needed to enforce minimal standards"; "her grades were minimal"; "minimum wage"; "a minimal charge for the service"
 
 Synonyms: borderline, bottom, least, lowest, marginal, minimum, negligible, nominal, smallest, stripped, stripped-down, token(a), tokenish
 
 Antonyms: maximal, maximum
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Min"i*mal\, a.
Of, pertaining to, or having a character of, a minim or
minimum; least; smallest; as, a minimal amount or value.

 
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