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| minyan [ mínnyən ] (plural minyanim [ mínnyə ním ] or minyans) |
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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
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| [Mid-18th century. < Hebrew, 'count, reckoning'] |
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