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Definition minor in British English

minor adjective

adjective
/ˈmaɪnə(r)/
1

not very important in comparison with people or things of the same type

Example

Some minor changes may be necessary.

Example

James has a string of convictions for minor offences.

Example

The damage here was only minor.

Example

There was an extensive network of minor officials.

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1.1

a minor medical operation is fairly simple and not dangerous

Example

He underwent minor surgery and recovered in a few days.

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2

relating to a musical scale (=fixed series of musical notes) in which the third note is a semitone lower than that of the related major scale

Example

a sonata written in a minor key

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Definition minor in British English