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Word minor
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈmaɪnə(r) / NAmE / ˈmaɪnər /
Example
  • a minor road
  • minor injuries
  • to undergo minor surgery
  • youths imprisoned for minor offences
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minor

(adjective)BrE / ˈmaɪnə(r) / NAmE / ˈmaɪnər /
  1. not very large, important or serious
    • opposite major
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/major_1
    • a minor road
    • minor injuries
    • to undergo minor surgery
    • youths imprisoned for minor offences
    • There may be some minor changes to the schedule.
    • Women played a relatively minor role in the organization.
  2. based on a scale in which the third note is a semitone / half step higher than the second note
    • compare major
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/major_1
    • the key of C minor

    Extra Examples

    • That’s a relatively minor matter. We can leave it till later.
    • This is a very minor operation and there is very little risk involved.
    • A minor snag is that it’s expensive.
    • Both the driver and the passenger suffered minor injuries.
    • His only injuries were some minor scratches above his eye.
    • Minor skirmishes broke out all along the border.
    • Most of these youths are in prison for minor offences.
    • The CD contains a number of delightful short pieces by minor composers.
    • The letter’s survival is something of a minor miracle.
    • The new plan involves widening a minor road through the valley.
    • The novel is now regarded as a minor classic.
    • You may need to undergo minor surgery.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Latin, ‘smaller, less’; related to minuere ‘lessen’. The term originally denoted a Franciscan friar, suggested by the Latin name Fratres Minores (‘Lesser Brethren’), chosen by St Francis for the order.
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