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minyan.

The minimum number of ten (male) adult Jews required for a communal religious service.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɪn.jən/UK, US
  1. The minimum number of ten (male) adult Jews required for a communal religious service.

    Judaism
  2. A Jewish prayer service.

    broadly
Where this word comes from

From Hebrew מִנְיָן (minyán, “number, count, quorum”).

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