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   mi·nor

   /ˈmīnər/

   adjective

   • 1. lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance: "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. (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 a particular professional sport, especially baseball: North American "he's been pitching in the minors for six years"
   • 4. a college student's subsidiary subject or area of concentration: North American "a minor in American Indian studies"
   • 5. a minor term or premise.
   • 6. short for minor suit

   verb

   • 1. study or qualify in as 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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   adjective. lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being or noting the lesser of two: a minor share. Synonyms: subordinate, secondary, inferior. Antonyms: major. not serious, important, etc.: a minor wound; a minor role. having low rank, status, position, etc.: a minor official.

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   Something that's minor is considered of low importance — a minor injury is not very serious, and a college student's minor subject is a secondary field of study. Likewise, the star constellation Ursa Major is a larger grouping than Ursa Minor.

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   Minor can be an adjective, noun, or verb, meaning lesser, secondary, or relating to a minor scale or key in music. It can also refer to a person under legal age, a subsidiary subject in education, or a minor league in sports.