nounπShareA person who is below the age of majority, consent, criminal responsibility or other adult responsibilities and accountabilities."It is illegal to sell weapons to minors under the age of eighteen."agepersonlawfamilysocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA subject area of secondary concentration of a student at a college or university, or the student who has chosen such a secondary concentration."I became an English minor."educationpersonageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareDeterminant of a square submatrix"To calculate the determinant of a 3x3 matrix, we often use its minors and cofactors to simplify the calculation. "mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(British slang) A younger brother (especially at a public school)."My younger brother, a minor at Eton, is writing to me about school. "familyagepersoncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA small worker in a leaf-cutter ant colony, sized between a minim and a media."In the leaf-cutter ant colony, the minors focus on tending the fungus garden, carefully maintaining it for the larger ants. "organisminsectanimalbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe term of a syllogism which forms the subject of the conclusion."In the syllogism, "All students are learners; John is a student; therefore, John is a learner," the minors, or the subjects of the conclusion, are "John." "logiclanguagephilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(campanology) Bell changes rung on six bells."The bell ringers practiced the minors for the upcoming church service. "bell-ringingmusicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo choose or have an area of secondary concentration as a student in a college or university."I had so many credit hours of English, I decided to minor in it."educationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
