Minor

English Meaning

Inferior in bulk, degree, importance, etc.; less; smaller; of little account; as, minor divisions of a body.

1. Lesser or smaller in amount, extent, or size.
2. Lesser in importance, rank, or stature: a minor politician.
3. Lesser in seriousness or danger: a minor injury.
4. Law Being under legal age; not yet a legal adult.
5. Chiefly British Relating to or being the younger or junior of two pupils with the same surname.
6. Of or relating to a secondary area of academic specialization.
7. Logic Dealing with a more restricted category.
8. Music Relating to or being a minor scale.
9. Music Less in distance by a half step than the corresponding major interval.
10. Music Based on a minor scale: a minor key.
11. One that is lesser in comparison with others of the same class.
12. Law One who has not reached full legal age.
13. A secondary area of specialized academic study, requiring fewer courses or credits than a major.
14. One studying in a secondary area of specialization: She is a physics minor.
15. Logic A minor premise.
16. Logic A minor term.
17. Music A minor key, scale, or interval.
18. Sports The minor leagues of a sport, especially baseball.
19. To pursue academic studies in a minor field: minored in music.