minor
/ˈmaɪnər/
noun
- A person who is under the legal age of adulthood.
- The law requires that minors be accompanied by an adult after 10 p.m.
- As a minor, she needed her parents' permission to travel abroad.
- The store does not sell tobacco to minors.
- A subject or field of study that a student chooses to focus on less intensively than their main subject (major).
- Declaring a minor requires completing at least five courses in that subject.
- He is studying computer science with a minor in music.
- She chose a minor in psychology to complement her major in biology.
- A musical key or scale that is minor.
- The piece is written in A minor, which gives it a somber tone.
- She practiced the C minor scale on the violin for an hour.
- The composer often used minor keys to express sadness.
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verb
- To study a subject as a secondary focus in college.
- Many students minor in a field that interests them but is not their main career path.
- He minored in economics while majoring in political science.
- She decided to minor in French to improve her language skills.
adjective
- Less important, serious, or significant compared to others.
- The project had only a few minor problems that were easy to fix.
- He played a minor role in the movie, appearing for just two scenes.
- She had a minor injury and didn't need to go to the hospital.
- Smaller in size, degree, or number.
- There was a minor delay of five minutes due to traffic.
- We made a minor adjustment to the recipe by adding less salt.
- The storm caused only minor damage to the roof.
- Relating to a musical key or scale that typically sounds sad or dark.
- The song is written in a minor key, giving it a melancholy feel.
- The piece shifts from a major to a minor scale in the second movement.
- She prefers playing minor chords on the piano because they sound more emotional.
- Under the legal age of adulthood (usually under 18).
- He was still a minor when he signed the contract, so it was not legally binding.
- The club does not allow minor children to enter without an adult.
- The law protects minor workers from doing dangerous jobs.
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