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1. adjective1) (less, or little, in importance, size etc: Always halt when driving from a minor road on to a major road; She has to go into hospital for a minor operation.) manj pomemben2) ((American) a secondary subject that a student chooses to study at university or college: Her major is in physics, but she has a minor in computer science.)2. verb((American) to study something as a minor subject: He is minoring in French.) imeti za stranski predmet3. noun(a person who is not yet legally an adult.) mladoletnik- minority- be in the minority* * *I [máinə]adjectivemanjši, majhen, manj pomemben, podrejen; mladoleten, mlajšifiguratively conversation in a minor key — žalosten (pridušen) pogovorAmerican minor subject — stranski predmet na univerzijuridically minor offence — manjši prekršekgrammar minor sentence — nepopoln stavekII [máinə]nounmladoletnik; podrejeni; American stranski predmet na univerzi; music molova skala; American sport druga ligaMinor — minorit, frančiškanIII [máinə]intransitive verb American to minor in — imeti kot stranski predmet na univerzi -
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['mei‹ə] 1. adjective(great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) pomemben; pomembnejši2. noun1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) major2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.) glavni predmet3. verb((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.) imeti za glavni predmet- majority- major-general
- the age of majority* * *I [méidžə]adjectivevečji, važnejši; starejši, polnoletenmusic major seale — durova skalathe major premise — prvi stavek, prva premisamathematics major axis — glavna osmajor suit — višja barva, srce ali pik (bridge)II [méidžə]nounpolnoletnik, -nica; music durIII [méidžə]nounmilitary majorIV [méidžə]1.nounAmericanglavni predmet na univerzi;2.intransitive verb to major in — imeti za glavni predmet
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minor — [mī′nər] adj. [ME menour < L minor < IE * minu , small < base * mei , to lessen > Gr meiōn, less, ON minni, smaller] 1. a) lesser in size, amount, number, or extent b) lesser in importance or rank 2. under full legal age (usually… … English World dictionary
minor — /ˈmaɪnə / (say muynuh) adjective 1. lesser, as in size, extent, or importance, or being the lesser of two: a minor share; minor faults. 2. under legal age. 3. British younger; junior; in boys schools, denoting the younger of two brothers, the… …
minor — I. adjective Etymology: Latin, smaller, inferior; akin to Old High German minniro smaller, Latin minuere to lessen Date: 1526 1. inferior in importance, size, or degree ; comparatively unimportant 2. not having reached majority 3. a. having half… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Minor Tactics of the Chalk Stream — and Kindred Studies … Wikipedia
minor in — ˈminor in [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they minor in he/she/it minors in present participle minoring in past tense minored in past p … Useful english dictionary
Minor — • That which is less, or inferior in comparison with another, the term being employed as well of things as of persons Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Minor Minor … Catholic encyclopedia
Minor Orders — • The lower degrees of the hierarchy are designated by the name of minor orders, in opposition to the major or sacred orders Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Minor Orders Minor Orders … Catholic encyclopedia
Minor — Mi nor, n. 1. A person of either sex who has not attained the age at which full civil rights are accorded; an infant; in England and the United States, one under twenty one years of age. [1913 Webster] Note: In hereditary monarchies, the minority … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
minor — mi nor (m[imac] n[ e]r), a. [L., a comparative with no positive; akin to AS. min small, G. minder less, OHG. minniro, a., min, adv., Icel. minni, a., minnr, adv., Goth. minniza, a., mins, adv., Ir. & Gael. min small, tender, L. minuere to lessen … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Minor mode — minor mi nor (m[imac] n[ e]r), a. [L., a comparative with no positive; akin to AS. min small, G. minder less, OHG. minniro, a., min, adv., Icel. minni, a., minnr, adv., Goth. minniza, a., mins, adv., Ir. & Gael. min small, tender, L. minuere to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Minor orders — minor mi nor (m[imac] n[ e]r), a. [L., a comparative with no positive; akin to AS. min small, G. minder less, OHG. minniro, a., min, adv., Icel. minni, a., minnr, adv., Goth. minniza, a., mins, adv., Ir. & Gael. min small, tender, L. minuere to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English