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minor
/'maɪnər/
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Definitions of minor
  1. adjective
    not of legal age
    "minor children"

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    nonaged underage
    Opposite:
    major
  2. adjective
    relatively moderate, limited, or small

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    modest pocket-size pocket-sized small small-scale limited
  3. noun
    a young person of either sex

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    child fry kid nestling nipper shaver small fry tiddler tike tyke youngster
  4. adjective
    warranting only temporal punishment

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    venial pardonable
  5. verb
    have as one's secondary field of study
    "in collee she minored in mathematics"
    type of:
    study
  6. adjective
    inferior in number or size or amount
    "a minor share of the profits"
    Opposite:
    major
  7. adjective
    (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees
    "the minor keys" "in B flat minor"
    Opposite:
    major
  8. adjective
    of lesser importance or stature or rank
    "a minor poet" "had a minor part in the play" "a minor official" "many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen" "minor back roads"

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    secondary peanut insignificant
    Opposite:
    major
  9. adjective
    of the younger of two boys with the same family name
    "Jones minor"

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    junior
  10. lesser in scope or effect
    "had minor differences" "a minor disturbance"
    Opposite:
    major
  11. of lesser seriousness or danger
    "suffered only minor injuries" "some minor flooding" "a minor tropical disturbance"
    Opposite:
    major
  12. of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
    Opposite:
    major
Examples of minor
  • "minor children"
  • "in collee she minored in mathematics"
  • "a minor share of the profits"
  • "the minor keys"
  • "in B flat minor"
  • "a minor poet"
  • "had a minor part in the play"
  • "a minor official"
  • "many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"
  • "minor back roads"
  • "Jones minor"
  • "had minor differences"
  • "a minor disturbance"
  • "suffered only minor injuries"
  • "some minor flooding"
  • "a minor tropical disturbance"
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