1 [usuallybeforenoun] not very large, important or serious:
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.
OPPMAJOR
2 (music) based on a SCALE (= a series of eight notes) in which the third note is a SEMITONE/HALF-TONE higher than the second note:
the key of C minor
compareMAJOR
Part of speech: noun
1 (law) a person who is under the age at which you legally become an adult and are responsible for your actions:
It is an offence to serve alcohol to minors. * He was jailed for having sex with a minor.
2 (especially AmE) a subject that you study at university in addition to your MAJOR
Part of speech: verb
PHRASALVERBS
minor in sth (AmE) to study sth at college, but not as your main subject
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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