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    Minor

    Definitions

    1 | adjective | of lesser importance or stature or rank 2 | adjective | lesser in scope or effect 3 | adjective | inferior in number or size or amount 4 | adjective | of a scale or mode 5 | adjective | not of legal age 6 | adjective | of lesser seriousness or danger 7 | adjective | of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization 8 | adjective | of the younger of two boys with the same family name (11 meanings)

    Pronunciation

    m'ahyner (IPA: mˈaɪnɝ)

    Hyphenation

    mi-nor (5 letters | 2 syllables)

    First known use in English

    1212 (High Middle ages) (814 years ago)

    Word origins

    Old English | Latin

    Overall typical frequency

    written: 2121st most common (1 in 20408 words) ( >99% adjective | 0% noun)

    spoken: 2117th most common (1 in 41667 words)

    (includes some inflected forms)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    minors

    Synonyms

    nonaged | underage | venial | modest | pocket-size | pocket-sized | small | small-scale | child | fry | kid | nestling | nipper | shaver | small fry | ... (total: 19)

    Antonyms

    major | chief | principal | main

    Narrower terms

    bairn | bambino | buster | changeling | child prodigy | foster-child | foster child | fosterling | imp | infant prodigy | kiddy | kindergartener | kindergartner | orphan | peanut | ... (total: 31)

    Broader terms

    juvenile | juvenile person

    Rhymes

    designer | diner | finer | liner | miner | niner | recliner | refiner | shiner | signer | whiner (total: 11) (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Homophone

    miner

    Lexically close words

    manor | miner

    Anagram

    Morin

    Phrases

    epilepsia minor | Lemna minor | minor axis | minor diatonic scale | minor expense | minor fast day | minor key | minor league | minor-league club | minor leaguer | ... (total: 37)

    Other notable uses

    Minor (US population: 30700 people, white: 55% | black: 37%)

    Minor (male)

    Minor (Alabama, 1088 people) | Heritage Creek (Kentucky, 1209 people) | Minor Hill (Tennessee, 504 people)

    The Major and the Minor | Her Minor Thing

    minor.com | minor.net | minor.org | minor.biz

    Crossword puzzle clues

    17-year-old, legally | Bush-league | College student's declaration | Dependent, often | Hardly important | Hardly worth mentioning | Like some keys | ... (total: 16) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    7 (International English) | 7 (North American English)

    Phone keypad digits

    (???) ??6-4667