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minor

/ˈmaɪnɚ/

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noun

A person who is below the age of majority, consent, criminal responsibility or other adult responsibilities and accountabilities.

Examples :

"It is illegal to sell weapons to minors under the age of eighteen."

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noun

A subject area of secondary concentration of a student at a college or university, or the student who has chosen such a secondary concentration.

Examples :

"I became an English minor."

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noun

Determinant of a square submatrix

Examples :

"The minor of the 2x2 matrix representing the student grades in math and science is 12. "

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noun

(British slang) A younger brother (especially at a public school).

Examples :

"My minor is always teasing me about my terrible rugby skills. "

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noun

A small worker in a leaf-cutter ant colony, sized between a minim and a media.

Examples :

"The leaf-cutter ant colony had many minor workers, smaller than the media workers but larger than the minim workers. "

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noun

The term of a syllogism which forms the subject of the conclusion.

Examples :

"In the syllogism, "All dogs are mammals," "dogs" is the minor. "

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noun

(campanology) Bell changes rung on six bells.

Examples :

"The bell tower performed a minor, using only six bells. "

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verb

To choose or have an area of secondary concentration as a student in a college or university.

Examples :

"I had so many credit hours of English, I decided to minor in it."

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adjective

Of little significance or importance.

Examples :

"The physical appearance of a candidate is a minor factor in recruitment."

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adjective

Of a scale which has lowered scale degrees three, six, and seven relative to major, but with the sixth and seventh not always lowered

Examples :

"a minor scale"

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adjective

Being the smaller of the two intervals denoted by the same ordinal number

Examples :

"My brother is a minor, so he can't drive the car. "

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