minor (adj.)

  1. of lesser importance or stature or rank; a minor poet; had a minor part in the play; a minor official; many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen; minor back roads'

  2. lesser in scope or effect; had minor differences; a minor disturbance'

  3. inferior in number or size or amount; a minor share of the profits; Ursa Minor'

  4. of a scale or mode; the minor keys; in B flat minor'

  5. not of legal age; minor children

    [ Syn: nonaged , underage ]

  6. of lesser seriousness or danger; suffered only minor injuries; some minor flooding; a minor tropical disturbance'

  7. of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization

    minor (n.)

  1. a young person of either sex; she writes books for children; theyre just kids; `tiddler is a British term for youngster

    [ Syn: child , kid , youngster , shaver , nipper , small fry , tiddler , tike , tyke , fry , nestling ]

    minor (adj.)

  1. limited in size or scope; a small business; a newspaper with a modest circulation; small-scale plans; a pocket-size country

    [ Syn: modest , small , small-scale , pocket-size , pocket-sized ]

  2. of the younger of two boys with the same family name; Jones minor'

  3. warranting only temporal punishment; venial sin

    [ Syn: venial ]

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