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minor
has definitions from the fields of law,music,theology
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[ adjective ] of lesser importance or stature or rank
Examples "a minor poet" "had a minor part in the play" "a minor official" "many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen" "minor back roads" Used in print (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)The most effective political inventions seem to make maximum use of natural harbors and are aware that restraining breakwaters can play only a minor part in the whole scheme . (Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)The Istiqlal was still firmly united in 1957 , but the P.D.I. ( Parti_Democratique_de_l'Independance ) , the most important minor party at the time , objected to the Istiqlal 's predominance in the civil_service and influence in Radio_Maroc . (Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)A politician was approached by a man seeking the office of a minor public official who had just died . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] lesser in scope or effect
Examples "had minor differences" "a minor disturbance" Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Their flight was delayed , Dunn said , when a boarding ramp inflicted some minor damage to the wing of the plane . (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)If the change , at_first_sight , seems minor , we may recall that it took the Italian painters about two hundred years to make an analogous change , and the Italian painters , by universal consent , were the most brilliant group of geniuses any art has seen . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] inferior in number or size or amount
Examples "a minor share of the profits" "Ursa Minor" Used in print (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)As for states ' rights , they have never counted in the thinking of my liberal friends except as irritations of a minor and immoral nature which exist now only as anachronisms . (S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)In_time , these minor manifestations will multiply and effloresce , riddling you with frambesia , the king's_evil , sheep_rot , and clonic spasm , until your very existence becomes a burden and you cry_out_for release . |
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[ noun ] a young person of either sex (between birth and puberty)
Examples "she writes books for children" "they're just kids" "`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" Used in print (Your Federal Income Tax. 1962 Edition (Revised to...)A minor is subject to tax on his own earnings even though his parent may , under local law , have the right to them and might actually have received the money . A minor who has gross income of less_than $ 600 is entitled to a refund if income_tax was withheld from his wages . |
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[ adjective ] (music) of a scale or mode
Examples "the minor keys" "in B flat minor" Used in print (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)For_example , to move ( as the score requires ) from the lowest F major register up_to a barely audible N minor in four seconds , not skipping , at_the_same_time , even one of the 407 fingerings , seems a feat too absurd to consider , and it is to the flautist 's credit that he remained silent throughout the passage . |
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[ adjective ] (theology) warranting only temporal punishment
Synonyms Examples "venial sin" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] of lesser seriousness or danger
Examples "suffered only minor injuries" "some minor flooding" "a minor tropical disturbance" Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1014
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[ adjective ] of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
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[ adjective ] limited in size or scope
Synonyms Examples "a small business" "a newspaper with a modest circulation" "small-scale plans" "a pocket-size country" Related terms |
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