minor
adjective
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of the younger of two boys with the same family name
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limited in size or scopesmall
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inferior in number or size or amount“a minor share of the profits”
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lesser in scope or effect“had minor differences”
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not of legal age“minor children”underage
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of a scale or mode“the minor keys”major
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of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
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of lesser importance or stature or rank“a minor poet”
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of lesser seriousness or danger“suffered only minor injuries”
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warranting only temporal punishmentvenial
noun
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a young person of either sexnestling