minor mode

American  

noun

Music.

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

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minor mode British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of minor mode

First recorded in 1770–80

Example Sentences

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minor mode

The proposal says that the minor mode feature would try to prevent “internet addiction” by limiting children younger than 8 to 40 minutes of smartphone time a day.

From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

The proposal says that users would be able to choose whether to use minor mode when a smartphone is turned on or first set up.

From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2023

The CAC's proposal requires industry players including mobile phone device makers, apps and app stores to develop a function called "minor mode" to set usage limits - which vary by age.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2023

"Monkeypox can be biologically transmitted through respiratory droplets, but is that what's driving the spread? Or is it a minor mode of transmission or is that a major mode of transmission?"

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2022

The third appeal, in measures 247-253, is rendered most pathetic by being expressed in the minor mode.

From Music: An Art and a Language by Spalding, Walter Raymond