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minor mode

noun Music.

a scale or key in which the third degree is a minor third above the tonic.

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Origin of minor mode

First recorded in 1770–80

Words nearby minor mode

minority group, minority leader, minor key, minor league, minor-leaguer, minor mode, minor order, minor orders, minor party, minor penalty, minor piece
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British Dictionary definitions for minor mode

minor mode

noun

music any arrangement of notes present in or characteristic of a minor scale or key
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