How to pronounce minuend
American English pronunciation
MIN-yoo-end
- IPA
- /ˈmɪnjuˌɛnd/
- Syllables
- MIN · yoo · end (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What minuend means
The number you take another number away from
In a sentence: Write the minuend, 12, on top, then take 5 away from it.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning something to be made smaller.
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