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- pronunciation:
- maI
n
 r
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Homophone Note, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
less important or serious than others of the same kind.
My problem is a minor one compared to yours.- synonyms:
- insignificant, unimportant
- antonyms:
- big, crucial, grand, important, main, major, nasty, serious, severe
- similar words:
- lesser, secondary, slight, small, subordinate, trivial
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| definition 2: |
under the age of an adult as recognized by law.
Minor children are not allowed to see this film.- synonyms:
- juvenile
- antonyms:
- adult
- similar words:
- adolescent, boyish, childish
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| related words: |
dependent, inferior, insignificant, junior, juvenile, side |
adverb + (adj.)minor
comparatively, fairly, relatively
(adj.)minor
+ noun
accident,
ache,
addition,
adjustment,
ailment,
annoyance,
assault,
axis,
baseball,
bruise,
bump,
burn,
celebrity,
change,
character,
chord,
classic,
collision,
complaint,
complication,
consideration,
correction,
crash,
cut,
damage,
defect,
deity,
detail,
difference,
disagreement,
discomfort,
disturbance,
episode,
error,
exception,
fan,
flaw,
flooding,
gland,
glitch,
headache,
hockey,
illness,
improvement,
incident,
inconvenience,
infection,
injury,
irregularity,
irritation,
key,
league,
miracle,
mishap,
nuisance,
offender,
offense,
pitcher,
planet,
player,
poet,
premise,
prophet,
rebellion,
repair,
role,
scrape,
scratch,
stroke,
surgery,
symptom,
theft,
traffic,
tumor,
wording,
wound
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a person under the age of an adult as recognized by law.
Because the boy is a minor, he will receive a less severe punishment.She cannot sign the contract because she is still a minor.- synonyms:
- juvenile
- similar words:
- adolescent, boy, child, dependent, girl, kid, teen-ager, youngster, youth
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adjective + (n.)minor
harmful, illegal, legal, parental, uniform
verb + (n.)minor
abuse, involve, require, sell, send
(n.)minor
+ verb
seek
noun + (n.)minor
abuse, adult, alcohol, cigarette, consent, law, major, material, priest, sale, season, sex, tobacco
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The words minor and miner (one who mines something) sound alike but have different meanings.
The word minor
contains the following part:
min
Latin
root
that means small; make smaller
  Example words:
diminish, diminutive, mince, miniature, minimize, minimum, minor, minority, minuend, minus, minute1
- synonyms:
- micro-
- antonyms:
- magn, magna, magni, maxi, mega, megal, megalo, -megaly, macro-
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