Dictionary Check: minor

"minor" is a valid word!

Scrabble 7 points
Words with Friends 9 points

Definition

adjective

of lesser importance or stature or rank

Example: "a minor poet"
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adjective

lesser in scope or effect

Example: "had minor differences"
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adjective

inferior in number or size or amount

Example: "a minor share of the profits"
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adjective

(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees

Example: "the minor keys"
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adjective

not of legal age

Example: "minor children"
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adjective

of lesser seriousness or danger

Example: "suffered only minor injuries"
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