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minor
[ mahy-ner ]
/ ˈmaɪ nər /
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adjective
noun
verb (used without object)
to choose or study as a secondary academic subject or course: to major in sociology and minor in art history.
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Origin of minor
1250–1300; Middle English <Latin: smaller, less; akin to Old English min small, Old Norse minni smaller, Gothic minniza younger, Sanskrit mīnāti (he) diminishes, destroys
Words nearby minor
minny, Miño, Minoan, minocycline, Minogue, minor, minor arcana, minor axis, Minorca, Minorcan, minor canon
Other definitions for minor (2 of 2)
Minor
[ mahy-ner ]
/ ˈmaɪ nər /
noun
a male given name.
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British Dictionary definitions for minor
minor
/ (ˈmaɪnə) /
adjective
noun
verb
(intr usually foll by in) US education to take a minor
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Word Origin for minor
C13: from Latin: less, smaller; related to Old High German minniro smaller, Gothic minniza least, Latin minuere to diminish, Greek meiōn less
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