"meno" meaning in Italian

See meno in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈme.no/ Forms: men [alternative, apocopic]
Rhymes: -eno Etymology: Derived from Latin minus. Etymology templates: {{yesno||d|D}} D, {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|it|la|minus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin minus, {{der+|it|la|minus}} Derived from Latin minus Head templates: {{it-adv}} meno
  1. less
    Sense id: en-meno-it-adv-T907YgGi
  2. (used after o) not; non-
    Sense id: en-meno-it-adv-3TtxHTd7
  3. (mathematics) minus
    Sense id: en-meno-it-adv-Ep-ncTrb Categories (other): Mathematics Topics: mathematics, sciences
  4. minus (an amount of time)
    Sense id: en-meno-it-adv-HuGLLOJL
  5. (music) less
    Sense id: en-meno-it-adv-T907YgGi1 Categories (other): Music, Pages with 13 entries, Italian determiners Disambiguation of Pages with 13 entries: 7 10 1 7 8 3 4 4 3 17 3 19 1 3 3 3 2 3 Disambiguation of Italian determiners: 7 16 9 6 55 7 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: a meno che, in men che non si dica, meno male, nemmeno, più o meno
Etymology number: 1

Determiner

IPA: /ˈme.no/ Forms: men [alternative, apocopic]
Rhymes: -eno Etymology: Derived from Latin minus. Etymology templates: {{yesno||d|D}} D, {{glossary|derived terms|Derived}} Derived, {{der|it|la|minus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin minus, {{der+|it|la|minus}} Derived from Latin minus Head templates: {{head|it|determiner}} meno
  1. less
    Sense id: en-meno-it-det-T907YgGi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈme.no/
Rhymes: -eno Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} meno
  1. first-person singular present indicative of menare Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: menare
    Sense id: en-meno-it-verb-e6jlZgUd Categories (other): Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 13 entries: 7 10 1 7 8 3 4 4 3 17 3 19 1 3 3 3 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 12 1 7 9 2 6 2 1 16 2 21 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 5 9 11 5 26 5 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              14,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I had to wait less than ten minutes.",
          "text": "Ho dovuto aspettare meno di dieci minuti.",
          "translation": "I had to wait less than ten minutes.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "less"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "less",
          "less"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.no/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eno"
    }
  ],
  "word": "meno"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Italian 2-syllable words",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian non-lemma forms",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Italian terms with audio pronunciation",
    "Italian verb forms",
    "Pages with 13 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Italian/eno",
    "Rhymes:Italian/eno/2 syllables"
  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.",
      "name": "nonlemma"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "meno",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "mé‧no"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "mé‧no"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "menare"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "first-person singular present indicative of menare"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "menare",
          "menare#Italian"
        ]
      ],
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        "first-person",
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈme.no/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eno"
    }
  ],
  "word": "meno"
}

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