minor
mi
ˈmaÉĒ
mai
nor
nɜr
nēr
/mˈa‍ÉĒnɐ/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "minor"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϛ⧋āϟ, āϤ⧁āĻšā§āĻ›

having little importance, effect, or seriousness
minor definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She experienced minor discomfort after the procedure.
āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āĻŽāĻžāχāύāϰ, āĻŽāĻžāχāύāϰ

based on a scale in which the interval between the second and the third notes, the fifth and the sixth notes and the seventh and eighth notes is a half step
minor definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She preferred playing minor chords for their dramatic effect.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āύāĻžāϟāϕ⧀āϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŽāĻžāχāύāϰ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻ›āĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āϛ⧋āϟ, āϤ⧁āĻšā§āĻ›

smaller or less significant in degree or amount
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team made minor adjustments to the design to improve its functionality.
āϟāĻŋāĻŽāϟāĻŋ āĻāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŋāϤāĻž āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύ⧇ āϛ⧋āϟāĻ–āĻžāϟ āϏāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
04

āύāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϞāĻ•

(of a person) under the legal age of adulthood, typically under 18 or 21 depending on jurisdiction
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Minor individuals are not legally allowed to sign contracts in most countries.
āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻĻ⧇āĻļ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāχāύāϤ āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āύ⧇āχāĨ¤
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āĻ—ā§ŒāĻŖ, āϏ⧇āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰāĻŋ

indicating a secondary area of study in education, especially at the undergraduate level
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The minor subjects required less time and fewer credits than the major.
āĻŽāĻžāχāύāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŽā§‡āϜāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϤ⧁āϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻŽ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻŽ āĻ•ā§āϰ⧇āĻĄāĻŋāϟ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϛ⧋āϟāĻ–āĻžāϟ, āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻž

not serious or life-threatening
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The doctor assured him that the surgery was for a minor condition.
āĻĄāĻžāĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧋āĻĒāϚāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟāĻ–āĻžāĻŸā§‹ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϛ⧋āϟ, āϜ⧁āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāϰ

indicating a younger person or the younger of two people with the same name
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The two brothers, Tom Minor and Tim Minor, shared the same name but were known by their initials.
āĻĻ⧁āχ āĻ­āĻžāχ, āϟāĻŽ āĻŽāĻžāχāύāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϟāĻŋāĻŽ āĻŽāĻžāχāύāϰ, āĻāĻ•āχ āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āύ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāĻĻā§āϝāĻ•ā§āώāϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϛ⧋āϟ, āĻ—ā§ŒāĻŖ

referring to the term that serves as the subject in the second premise of a syllogism and is also included in the conclusion
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The minor term is crucial in linking the major premise to the conclusion.
āϛ⧋āϟ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋāϏāϕ⧇ āωāĻĒāϏāĻ‚āĻšāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ•, āϝ⧁āĻŦāĻ•

a young person who is not yet an adult
minor definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The law protects the rights and welfare of minors in various situations.
āφāχāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ…āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ“ āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻŖ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ—ā§ŒāĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ, āĻŽāĻžāχāύāϰ

the secondary subject or course that a student studies at a university or college
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His minor in music allowed him to explore his passion for playing the guitar.
āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāχāύāϰ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ—āĻŋāϟāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻŦ⧇āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ—ā§ŒāĻŖ, āϏ⧇āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ

a student pursuing a secondary area of academic focus, usually requiring fewer courses than a major
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As a minor, he completed additional coursework in mathematics to broaden his expertise in the sciences.
āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻŽāĻžāχāύāϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ—āĻŖāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āϕ⧋āĻ°ā§āϏāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ• āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻžāχāύāϰ, āĻŽāĻžāχāύāϰ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ

a musical interval, scale, key, or mode that typically sounds darker or more somber
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She played the minor of the scale, evoking a sense of sadness.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāχāύāϰ āĻŦāĻžāϜāĻžāϞ⧇āύ, āϝāĻž āĻĻ⧁āσāϖ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­ā§‚āϤāĻŋ āϜāĻžāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦ⧈āĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to study a secondary subject or field in addition to the primary course of study at a school or university
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He plans to minor in philosophy to complement his major in psychology.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽāύ⧋āĻŦāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āϰāĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāχāύāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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