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mini-, minor-, minut-, minu-, min-
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De duobus malis, minus est semper eligendum.
Of two evils, the lesser is always to be chosen.
Another version is ."Choose the lesser of two evils." Thomas à Kempis, the fifteenth-century theologian, advises us to make the best of a bad situation as we recognize the realities of choosing between less than ideal alternatives.
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Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group D
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Quam inique comparatum est! Hiqui minus habent ut semper aliquid addant divitioribus.
How unjust is fate! That they who have but little should be always adding to the abundance of the rich.
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dei-, div-
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equ-, equi-
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Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group Q
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pari-, par-
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xi-minus particle
A xi hyperon that carries a unit negative charge designated Ξ-; also known as "cascade particle".
A hyperon is a comparatively massive baryon that may be unstable or partially stable and is short-lived.
A baryon is a subatomic particle belonging to a group that undergoes strong interactions, has a mass greater than or equal to that of the proton (a stable, positively charged elementary particle), and consists of three quarks.
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xi; Ξ, ξ +
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