āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
minor
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āĻā§āĻ, āϤā§āĻā§āĻ
having little importance, effect, or seriousness
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She experienced minor discomfort after the procedure.
āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋāϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžāύā§āϝ āĻ
āϏā§āĻŦāϏā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ
āύā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
02
āĻŽāĻžāĻāύāϰ, āĻŽāĻžāĻāύāϰ
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
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She preferred playing minor chords for their dramatic effect.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āύāĻžāĻāĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŽāĻžāĻāύāϰ āĻāϰā§āĻĄ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰāϤā§āύāĨ¤
03
āĻā§āĻ, āϤā§āĻā§āĻ
smaller or less significant in degree or amount
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team made minor adjustments to the design to improve its functionality.
āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻāĻŋ āĻāϰ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻāύā§āύāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύ⧠āĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ āϏāĻŽāύā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
04
āύāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϞāĻ
(of a person) under the legal age of adulthood, typically under 18 or 21 depending on jurisdiction
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Minor individuals are not legally allowed to sign contracts in most countries.
āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāϰāĻāĻžāĻ āĻĻā§āĻļā§ āĻ
āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāύāϤ āĻā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āώāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻ
āύā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āύā§āĻāĨ¤
05
āĻā§āĻŖ, āϏā§āĻā§āύā§āĻĄāĻžāϰāĻŋ
indicating a secondary area of study in education, especially at the undergraduate level
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The minor subjects required less time and fewer credits than the major.
āĻŽāĻžāĻāύāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŽā§āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āϤā§āϞāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŽ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽ āĻā§āϰā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
06
āĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ, āĻšāĻžāϞāĻāĻž
not serious or life-threatening
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The doctor assured him that the surgery was for a minor condition.
āĻĄāĻžāĻā§āϤāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻļā§āĻŦāϏā§āϤ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ āϝ⧠āĻ
āϏā§āϤā§āϰā§āĻĒāĻāĻžāϰāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻ
āĻŦāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
07
āĻā§āĻ, āĻā§āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāϰ
indicating a younger person or the younger of two people with the same name
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The two brothers, Tom Minor and Tim Minor, shared the same name but were known by their initials.
āĻĻā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ, āĻāĻŽ āĻŽāĻžāĻāύāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽ āĻŽāĻžāĻāύāϰ, āĻāĻāĻ āύāĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāϤā§āύ āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻĻā§āϝāĻā§āώāϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύāĨ¤
08
āĻā§āĻ, āĻā§āĻŖ
referring to the term that serves as the subject in the second premise of a syllogism and is also included in the conclusion
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The minor term is crucial in linking the major premise to the conclusion.
āĻā§āĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋāϏāĻā§ āĻāĻĒāϏāĻāĻšāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻā§āώā§āϤā§āϰ⧠āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāĨ¤
01
āĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏā§āĻ, āϝā§āĻŦāĻ
a young person who is not yet an adult
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The law protects the rights and welfare of minors in various situations.
āĻāĻāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻ
āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏā§āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻ āĻāϞā§āϝāĻžāĻŖ āϰāĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ, āĻŽāĻžāĻāύāϰ
the secondary subject or course that a student studies at a university or college
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His minor in music allowed him to explore his passion for playing the guitar.
āϏāĻā§āĻā§āϤ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻāύāϰ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦā§āĻ āĻ
āύā§āĻŦā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻ
āύā§āĻŽāϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻā§āĻŖ, āϏā§āĻā§āύā§āĻĄāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ
a student pursuing a secondary area of academic focus, usually requiring fewer courses than a major
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
As a minor, he completed additional coursework in mathematics to broaden his expertise in the sciences.
āĻāĻāĻāύ āĻŽāĻžāĻāύāϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦā§, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϏāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻŖāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻ
āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻā§āϰā§āϏāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āĻ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āύāĨ¤
04
āĻŽāĻžāĻāύāϰ, āĻŽāĻžāĻāύāϰ āϏā§āĻā§āϞ
a musical interval, scale, key, or mode that typically sounds darker or more somber
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She played the minor of the scale, evoking a sense of sadness.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏā§āĻā§āϞā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻāύāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāϞā§āύ, āϝāĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻ
āύā§āĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϤā§āϞāϞāĨ¤
to minor
01
āϏāĻšāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦā§āĻāϞā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧ āύā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to study a secondary subject or field in addition to the primary course of study at a school or university
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He plans to minor in philosophy to complement his major in psychology.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽāύā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĻāϰā§āĻļāύ⧠āĻŽāĻžāĻāύāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻž āĻāϰāĻā§āύāĨ¤
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