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'minor' in a sentence

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minor adjective

: of the younger of two boys with the same family name

: warranting only temporal punishment

: relatively moderate, limited, or small

: of lesser importance or stature or rank

: lesser in scope or effect

: inferior in number or size or amount

: (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees

: not of legal age

: of lesser seriousness or danger

: of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization

minor noun

: a young person of either sex

minor verb

: have as one's secondary field of study


  • One police officer suffered minor injuries.
  • It's a minor problem.
  • I had a minor issue with my computer.
  • It's only a minor setback.
  • He played a minor part in the play.
  • The law prohibits minors from smoking.
  • Because you're a minor, you can't enter.
  • Sometimes even minor errors can lead to serious accidents.
  • Land occupies the minor portion of the earth's surface.
  • That's a minor detail.
  • In time, all these minor problems will be resolved.
  • Minors are drinking alcohol inside this bar.
  • We had a minor disagreement.
  • Apart from a few minor mistakes, your composition was excellent.
  • He always troubles himself about minor things.
  • The differences were minor, so I ignored them.
  • He is nothing but a minor artist.
  • It's a minor glitch.
  • Is this song in A minor or in C major?
  • I'm still a minor.
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