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- pronunciation:
- maI
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Homophone Note, Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
being of lesser importance or seriousness than others of the same kind.
It may be a minor problem, but we still have to find a solution.He was one of the minor poets of the romantic movement.Why are you pestering me with minor details?The accident caused only minor injuries.She played one of the minor roles in the film.- synonyms:
- insignificant, unimportant
- antonyms:
- big, big-time, considerable, crucial, fundamental, grand, great, important, leading, main, major, nasty, salient, serious, severe
- similar words:
- ancillary, incidental, inconsequential, inconsiderable, lesser, Mickey Mouse, negligible, niggling, nugatory, paltry, petty, picayune, secondary, slight, small, subordinate, subsidiary, trifling, trivial
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| definition 2: |
relatively small in size, distance, or amount.
The sun is a minor star in the Milky Way galaxy.- synonyms:
- lesser, small
- antonyms:
- major
- similar words:
- less
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| definition 3: |
under the age of a legal adult.
Many of those arrested for shoplifting last year were minor females.- synonyms:
- juvenile
- antonyms:
- adult
- similar words:
- adolescent, boyish, childish, girlish, infantile, puerile, youthful
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| definition 4: |
in music, designating an interval that is less by a semitone or half-step than the corresponding major interval.
The piece begins with a minor chord.- similar words:
- tonal
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dependent, indifferent, inferior, insignificant, junior, juvenile, side |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a person under the legal age of adulthood.
Because he is a minor, he will receive a less severe punishment.- synonyms:
- juvenile
- antonyms:
- adult
- similar words:
- adolescent, boy, child, dependent, girl, kid, teen-ager, youngster, youth
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| definition 2: |
a secondary course of study in a college. (Cf. major.)
Her major is political science, but she's also pursuing a minor in history.- similar words:
- concentration, course, curriculum
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young |
| contrasting words: |
major |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
minors, minoring, minored |
| definition: |
to pursue a secondary or minor course of study. (Cf. major.)
He minored in religion.- similar words:
- concentrate, study
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The words minor and miner (one who mines something) sound alike but have different meanings.
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