MINOR

minor

1. [Adjective]: lesser in scope or effect; "had minor differences"; "a minor disturbance"

2. [Adjective]: of a scale or mode; "the minor keys"; "in B flat minor"

3. [Adjective]: of lesser importance or stature or rank; "a minor poet"; "had a minor part in the play"; "a minor official"; "many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"; "minor back roads"

4. [Adjective]: inferior in number or size or amount; "a minor share of the profits"; "Ursa Minor"

5. [Adjective]: not of legal age; "minor children"

6. [Adjective]: of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization

7. [Adjective]: of lesser seriousness or danger; "suffered only minor injuries"; "some minor flooding"; "a minor tropical disturbance"

8. [Noun]: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they''re just kids"; "`tiddler'' is a British term for youngsters"

9. limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"

10. warranting only temporal punishment; "venial sin"

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