Minor — Meaning, Definition & Examples

Definition

noun

A 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.”
A 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.”

verb

To 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.”

adjective

Of little significance or importance.
“The physical appearance of a candidate is a minor factor in recruitment.”
Of a scale which has lowered scale degrees three, six, and seven relative to major, but with the sixth and seventh not always lowered
“a minor scale”

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Minor /ˈmaɪnɚ/

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