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minyan

min·yan [ mínnyən, meen yn ] (plural min·yan·im [ mìn yaa nm, mìnnyə ním ] or min·yans)


noun 
Definition:
 
number needed for religious service: the minimum number, ten, of adult Jews required to be present to hold a religious service, or of Jewish men required for an orthodox religious service

[Mid-18th century. < Hebrew, "count, reckoning"]
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