## Meanings
1. Made smaller by taking away a number; less.
2. Without; missing something.
3. Below zero on a scale.
4. A disadvantage or negative point.

## Examples
- Seven minus two is five.
- He came back from the trip minus his suitcase.
- The temperature dropped to minus seven degrees overnight.
- The only minus of the new flat is that it has no garden.

## Synonyms
- defect
- deficiency
- drawback
- flaw
- negative
- shortcoming

## Antonyms
- advantage
- bonus
- boon
- gain
- plus

## Derived Forms
- hyphen-minus
- ice-minus
- minus-alpha-pinene
- minus-one
- mix-minus
- pi-minus
- plus-minus
- t-minus

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *mey- (small)
- Root: mynus
- Root: minus

## Etymology
From Middle English mynus, from Latin minus, neuter form of minor, comparative form of parvus (“small, little”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *mey- (“few, small”).

## AI Etymology
Minus comes from Middle English mynus, from Latin minus, neuter form of minor, comparative form of parvus (“small, little”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *mey- (“few, small”). In present-day English its meanings include made smaller by taking away a number; less, without; missing something, and below zero on a scale. The historical chain runs through *mey- (small) (Proto-Indo-European), mynus (Middle English), and minus (Latin). Related and derived forms include hyphen-minus, ice-minus, and minus-alpha-pinene.

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