Definition of "minyan" [min•yan]

• The minimum number of ten adult Jews or, among the Orthodox, Jewish men required for a communal religious service. (noun)

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• "A minyan is a quorum of at least 10 Jewish adults required for public worship."
• "For example, you need at least 10 people, called a minyan, to say certain prayers."
• "Mr. Staley also tells of the fun he had, in the early '90s, marshaling a "minyan" of Texans for the funds to "get I.B. Singer's archive out of New York.""