minor
minor
(mīʹnər) adjective
Abbr. min.
1.
Lesser or smaller in amount, extent, or size.
2.
Lesser in importance, rank, or stature: a minor politician.
3.
Lesser in seriousness or danger: a minor injury.
4.
Law. Being under legal age; not yet a legal adult.
5. Chiefly British. Relating to or being the junior or younger of two pupils with the same surname.
6. Of or relating to a secondary area of academic specialization.
7. Logic. Dealing with a more restricted category.
8. Music. a. Relating to or being a minor scale. b. Less in distance by a half step than the corresponding major interval. c. Based on a minor scale: a minor key.
noun
1.
One that is lesser in comparison with others of the same class.
2.
Law. One who has not reached full legal age.
3. a. A secondary area of specialized academic study, requiring fewer courses or credits than a major. b. One studying in a secondary area of specialization: She is a chemistry minor.
4. Logic. a. A minor premise. b. A minor term.
5. Music. A minor key, scale, or interval.
6. minors Sports. The minor leagues of a sport, especially baseball.
verb
, intransitive
minored
, minoring, minors
To pursue academic studies in a minor field: minored in literature.
[Middle English, from Latin.]