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minor (noun)

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  • minor — mi·nor 1 n: a person who has not yet reached the age of majority compare adult, juvenile, major minor 2 adj 1 a: being less important or serious …   Law dictionary

  • minor key — noun a key based on the minor scale • Syn: ↑minor mode • Hypernyms: ↑key, ↑tonality * * * noun 1. : a musical key or tonality in the minor mode 2. : a mood of melancholy or pathos …   Useful english dictionary

  • minor mode — noun a key based on the minor scale • Syn: ↑minor key • Hypernyms: ↑key, ↑tonality * * * noun 1. : the arrangement or grouping of musical notes or tones as found in the minor scale 2 …   Useful english dictionary

  • minor premise — noun the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) • Syn: ↑minor premiss, ↑subsumption • Hypernyms: ↑premise, ↑premiss, ↑assumption • Part Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • minor scale — noun a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th • Syn: ↑minor diatonic scale • Hypernyms: ↑mode, ↑musical mode * * * 1. Also called harmonic minor scale. a scale having half steps between the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • minor term — noun the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion • Hypernyms: ↑term • Part Holonyms: ↑conclusion, ↑ratiocination, ↑minor premise, ↑minor premiss, ↑subsumption * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • minor league — noun a league of teams that do not belong to a major league (especially baseball) (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑minors, ↑bush league • Topics: ↑baseball, ↑baseball game • Hypernyms: ↑league …   Useful english dictionary

  • minor prophets — noun plural Usage: usually capitalized M&P 1. : the group of Old Testament prophets from Hosea to Malachi whose biblical writings are relatively brief 2. : the books of the Bible written by the Minor Prophets * * * Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • minor-league — ˈminor league adjective [only before a noun] not important or influential: • This is minor league stuff compared to the profits made by the big toy manufacturers. * * * minor league UK US adjective ► small; not important or powerful: »minor… …   Financial and business terms

  • minor league — noun N. Amer. a league below the level of the major league in a professional sport, especially baseball. ↘[as modifier] insignificant: a minor league villain. Derivatives minor leaguer noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • minor-league — adj [only before noun] 1.) connected with the Minor Leagues ▪ a minor league team 2.) not as important, powerful, or successful as others of the same kind ▪ Collins and Reynolds were just minor league crooks …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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