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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the quorum required by Jewish law to be present for public worship (at least ten males over thirteen years of age)

Merriam Webster's

noun (plural minyanim or -yans) Etymology: Hebrew miny?n, literally, number, count Date: 1753 the quorum required for Jewish communal worship that consists of ten male adults in Orthodox Judaism and usually ten adults of either sex in Conservative and Reform Judaism

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Minyan Min*yan", n. (Jewish Relig.) A quorum, or number necessary, for conducting public worship.