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   minor

   /ˈmʌɪnə/

   adjective

   • 1. lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance: "she requested a number of minor alterations" Similar slightsmallunimportantinsignificantinconsequentialinconsiderableof little accountperipheralsubsidiarynegligibletrivialtriflingpaltrypettyfootlingnickel-and-dimeinformal:pifflingpiddlinglittle knownunknownlesserunimportantinsignificantobscurelightweightsubordinateminor-leagueinformal:small-timepenny-antetwo-bitpicayunebush-leagueOpposite majorimportantconsiderable
   • 2. (of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth, and the seventh and eighth.
   • ▪ (of an interval) characteristic of a minor scale and less by a semitone than the equivalent major interval: "the E flat clarinet sounds a minor third higher than the written notes"
   • ▪ (of a key or mode) based on a minor scale and tending to produce a sad or pensive effect: "Concerto in A minor"
   • 3. (following a surname in public schools) indicating the younger of two brothers: dated British "Smith minor" Similar junioryounger
   • 4. (of a term) occurring as the subject of the conclusion of a categorical syllogism.
   • ▪ (of a premise) containing the minor term in a categorical syllogism.

   noun

   • 1. a person under the age of full legal responsibility: "the court would take account of the minor's wishes"
   • 2. a minor key, interval, or scale.
   • ▪ a system of change-ringing using six bells.
   • 3. the minor leagues in baseball or American football: North American "Salinas was one of six teams in the minors"
   • 4. a student's subsidiary subject or course: North American "a minor in American Indian studies"
   • 5. a minor term or premise.
   • 6. short for minor suit
   • 7. a small drab moth which has purplish caterpillars that feed on grass.

   verb

   • 1. study as or qualify in a subsidiary subject at college or university: North American "Clark had minored in Animal Science"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Latin, ‘smaller, less’; related to minuere ‘lessen’. The term originally denoted a Franciscan friar, suggested by the Latin name Fratres Minores (‘Lesser Brethren’), chosen by St Francis for the order.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   What does a minor mean?

   • 1. lesser, as in size, extent, or amount, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share. 2. lesser, as in seriousness, importance, or rank: a minor wound; a minor role. 3. under full legal age. 4. of or pertaining to a student's academic minor.

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   What does Menor mean?

   • menor, desimportante, pequeno… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! MINOR definition: 1. having little importance, influence, or effect, especially when compared with other things of…. Learn more.

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   What does minor mean in music?

   • It is usually used as an adjective, but as a noun it gained the meaning "underage" in the 16th Century, and is now used to refer to children and teens under the age of legal responsibility. It is also used in musical terms to refer to a key that has a flatted third in its scale. "Minor."

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   Where does the word minor come from?

   • The word minor has retained its spelling from the Latin. There, minor means something "lesser," and is related to the Latin word minuere, which means "to diminish."

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   • English (US)

     having little importance, influence, or effect, especially...

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     MINOR translate: 不重要的, 較不重要的；次要的；輕微的, 音樂, 小調的;小音階的, 未成年人....

   • Znaczenie Minor, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     MINOR definicja: 1. having little importance, influence, or...

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   • Minor Spanish Translation

     MINOR translate: de poca importancia, menor, menor...

   • Minor: French Translation

     MINOR translate: mineur/-eure, mineur/-eure...

   • Minor: German Translation

     MINOR translate: kleiner, das Nebenfach, im Nebenfach...

   • Minor: Arabic Translation

     MINOR translate: ضَئيل / غَيْر مُهِمّ. Learn more in the...

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   Definitions of minor. adjective. inferior in number or size or amount. “a minor share of the profits” “Ursa Minor ” see more. adjective. lesser in scope or effect. “had minor differences” “a minor disturbance” see more. adjective. of lesser seriousness or danger. “suffered only minor injuries” “some minor flooding” “a minor tropical disturbance”

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