minor

/mˈa‍ɪnɐ/

/ˈmaɪnɝ/

minor

mineur

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

Antonymes : major

mineur

of little importance, effect, or seriousness, particularly when compared to other similar things

Antonymes : major

Exemples

1. It's just a minor setback.

2. He had a minor headache earlier, but now he's feeling fine.

3. The team is spending too much time on minor details instead of focusing on the bigger picture - they're boiling the ocean.

4. She had a brush with stardom in the eighties as a member of a minor pop band.

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