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noun Music.
a key or mode based on a minor scale.
a less jubilant or more restrained mood, atmosphere, or quality: The conversation shifted to a minor key with news of the defeat.
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Origin of minor key

First recorded in 1810–20
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minor key

noun
music a key based on notes taken from a corresponding minor scale
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