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minor
adjective
small
in
size
,
amount
,
or
importance
;
not
serious
or
major
•
Don't
worry
,
it's
just
a
minor
cut
on
your
finger
.
Don't
worry
,
it's
just
a
minor
cut
on
your
finger
.
•
The
mechanic
finished
the
minor
repairs
in
less
than
an
hour
.
The
mechanic
finished
the
minor
repairs
in
less
than
an
hour
.
From
Latin
minor
“
smaller
,
less
,”
the
comparative
of
parvus
“
small
.”
noun
a
person
who
is
younger
than
the
legal
age
of
adulthood
•
Because
Josh
is
a
minor
,
he
cannot
vote
yet
.
Because
Josh
is
a
minor
,
he
cannot
vote
yet
.
•
The
club
requires
any
minor
to
leave
after
10
p
.
m
.
The
club
requires
any
minor
to
leave
after
10
p
.
m
.
Legal
sense
developed
in
Middle
English
from
Latin
minor
meaning
“
younger
.”
noun
a
secondary
subject
that
a
college
or
university
student
studies
in
addition
to
their
main
subject
,
called
a
major
•
Maria
is
majoring
in
biology
and
taking
a
minor
in
psychology
.
Maria
is
majoring
in
biology
and
taking
a
minor
in
psychology
.
•
He
chose
history
as
his
minor
to
complement
his
business
degree
.
He
chose
history
as
his
minor
to
complement
his
business
degree
.
Academic
sense
arose
in
U
.
S
.
universities
in
the
early
20th
century
by
analogy
with
the
existing
term
major
.
adjective
describing
a
musical
key
,
scale
,
or
chord
that
has
a
lowered
third
note
and
often
sounds
sad
or
serious
•
The
composer
wrote
the
whole
symphony
in
D
minor
.
The
composer
wrote
the
whole
symphony
in
D
minor
.
•
I
love
the
haunting
sound
of
a
minor
chord
.
I
love
the
haunting
sound
of
a
minor
chord
.
Applied
to
music
since
the
17th
century
,
contrasting
with
major
.
noun
in
mathematics
,
the
determinant
of
a
smaller
square
matrix
formed
by
deleting
one
row
and
one
column
from
a
larger
matrix
•
To
find
the
inverse
,
calculate
each
minor
of
the
matrix
.
To
find
the
inverse
,
calculate
each
minor
of
the
matrix
.
•
The
professor
asked
us
to
expand
the
determinant
using
its
minor
.
The
professor
asked
us
to
expand
the
determinant
using
its
minor
.
Mathematical
sense
first
recorded
in
the
mid-19th
century
,
from
Latin
minor
“
smaller
.”
minority
noun
-
minority
,
minorities
the
smaller
number
or
part
of
a
whole
;
less
than
half
of
the
people
or
things
in
a
group
•
Only
a
minority
of
voters
supported
the
proposal
.
Only
a
minority
of
voters
supported
the
proposal
.
•
A
small
but
vocal
minority
wanted
the
project
delayed
.
A
small
but
vocal
minority
wanted
the
project
delayed
.
noun
-
minority
,
minorities
a
group
of
people
within
a
larger
population
that
differs
in
ethnicity
,
religion
,
language
,
or
another
characteristic
and
is
smaller
in
number
•
The
museum
celebrates
the
culture
of
the
indigenous
minority
living
in
the
region
.
The
museum
celebrates
the
culture
of
the
indigenous
minority
living
in
the
region
.
•
Ethnic
minorities
sometimes
struggle
for
equal
representation
.
Ethnic
minorities
sometimes
struggle
for
equal
representation
.
noun
-
minority
,
minorities
the
period
or
state
of
being
younger
than
the
age
at
which
a
person
is
legally
considered
an
adult
•
He
inherited
the
estate
during
his
minority
,
so
a
guardian
managed
it
.
He
inherited
the
estate
during
his
minority
,
so
a
guardian
managed
it
.
•
The
contract
is
void
because
she
was
in
her
minority
when
she
signed
it
.
The
contract
is
void
because
she
was
in
her
minority
when
she
signed
it
.