Definition of minora
1. minor [ a ] of lesser importance or stature or rank
Examples:
"a minor poet"
"had a minor part in the play"
"a minor official"
"many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"
"minor back roads"
(Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)
The most effective political inventions seem to make maximum use of natural harbors and are aware that restraining breakwaters can play only a minor part in the whole scheme .
(Douglas Ashford, "Elections in Morocco: Progress...)
The Istiqlal was still firmly united in 1957 , but the P.D.I. ( Parti_Democratique_de_l'Independance ) , the most important minor party at the time , objected to the Istiqlal 's predominance in the civil_service and influence in Radio_Maroc .
(Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)
A politician was approached by a man seeking the office of a minor public official who had just died .
Synonyms minor Related Terms major insignificant secondary2. minor [ a ] lesser in scope or effect
Examples:
"had minor differences"
"a minor disturbance"
(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)
Their flight was delayed , Dunn said , when a boarding ramp inflicted some minor damage to the wing of the plane .
(Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)
If the change , at_first_sight , seems minor , we may recall that it took the Italian painters about two hundred years to make an analogous change , and the Italian painters , by universal consent , were the most brilliant group of geniuses any art has seen .
Synonyms minor Related Terms major3. minor [ a ] inferior in number or size or amount
Examples:
"a minor share of the profits"
"Ursa Minor"
(Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)
As for states ' rights , they have never counted in the thinking of my liberal friends except as irritations of a minor and immoral nature which exist now only as anachronisms .
(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)
In_time , these minor manifestations will multiply and effloresce , riddling you with frambesia , the king's_evil , sheep_rot , and clonic spasm , until your very existence becomes a burden and you cry_out_for release .
Synonyms minor Related Terms major minority4. minor [ n ] a young person of either sex (between birth and puberty)
Examples:
"she writes books for children"
"they're just kids"
"`tiddler'
is a British term for youngsters"
(Your Federal Income Tax. 1962 Edition (Revised to...)
A minor is subject to tax on his own earnings even though his parent may , under local law , have the right to them and might actually have received the money .
A minor who has gross income of less_than $ 600 is entitled to a refund if income_tax was withheld from his wages .
Synonyms child kid youngster minor tike tyke tiddler nestling small_fry fry nipper shaver Related Terms juvenile urchin orphan kiddy changeling boy_wonder buster preschooler pickaninny schoolchild silly toddler foster_child waif imp foster-child bairn sprog peanut poster_child child's_body5. minor [ a ] (law) not of legal age
Examples:
"minor children"
(Your Federal Income Tax. 1962 Edition (Revised to...)
A minor child is allowed a personal exemption of $ 600 on his own return regardless of how much money he may earn .
Synonyms minor underage nonaged Related Terms major law6. minor [ a ] (music) of a scale or mode
Examples:
"the minor keys"
"in B flat minor"
(Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)
For_example , to move ( as the score requires ) from the lowest F major register up_to a barely audible N minor in four seconds , not skipping , at_the_same_time , even one of the 407 fingerings , seems a feat too absurd to consider , and it is to the flautist 's credit that he remained silent throughout the passage .
Synonyms minor Related Terms major music7. minor [ a ] (theology) warranting only temporal punishment
Examples:
"venial sin"
8. minor [ a ] of lesser seriousness or danger
Examples:
"suffered only minor injuries"
"some minor flooding"
"a minor tropical disturbance"
9. Minor [ n ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1014
Synonyms Minor10. minor [ a ] (British) of the younger of two boys with the same family name
Examples:
"Jones minor"
11. minor [ a ] of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
Synonyms minor Related Terms major12. minor [ a ] limited in size or scope
Examples:
"a small business"
"a newspaper with a modest circulation"
"small-scale plans"
"a pocket-size country"
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