minor
1. mi.nor \'mi--n*r\ n 1: a person who has not attained majority 2: a
minor musical interval, scale, key, or mode 3: a minor academic subject
2. minor aj [ME, fr. L, smaller, inferior; akin to OHG minniro smaller, L
minuere)X to lessen, Gk meio-n less 1: inferior in importance, size, or
degree : comparatively unimportant 2: not having reached majority 3a:
having the third, sixth, and sometimes the seventh degrees lowered a s
emitone {~ scale} 3b: based on a minor scale {~ key} 3c: less by a
semitone than the corresponding major interval {~ th ird} 3d: containing a
minor third {~ triad} 4: not serious or involving risk to life {~ illness}
5: of or relating to an academic subject requiring fewer courses than a ma
jor
3. minor vi : to take courses in a minor subject