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miner (MIGH nuhr) (noun)
An individual who digs for precious metals or other underground resources: Greg's neighbor is the fourth generation in his family to be a coal miner.
minor (MIGH nuhr) (adjective)
1. Relatively unimportant: Philip is a minor poet who has published two books during his career.
2. Relating to something which does not involve serious risk to one’s life: Laurel has a minor illness that requires her to stay in bed for just a few days.
minor (MIGH nuhr) (noun)
Someone who has not achieved the age of majority and therefore not yet able to assume civic responsibilities: Janine will be a minor until her next birthday, which is in three months; then, she will be classified as an adult.
minor (MIGH nuhr) (adjective)
In music, referring to the intervals in a musical scale whereby the third and the fifth tones are lowered or flattened, giving the composition a very sad or depressed quality: When listening to the song, which was written in a minor key, Karin became very thoughtful and sad; she like melodies written in major keys better because they gave the songs more pep and vigor.

The company employed a young coal digger who was the first minor miner to be hired in several years.

minor (adjective)
1. Not very important or valuable: "The man's role in the project was minor, but he said that he was not worried about such minor details."
2. Not very serious or not causing much trouble or damage: "The delay in starting the project will be minor and it will probably even be a minor annoyance."

"Certain Japanese islands suffered comparatively minor damage from the tsunami."

3. Having semitones between the second and the third, the fifth and the sixth, and sometimes the seventh and the eighth notes in a musical scale: "He learned that in music there are minor musical scales or a fixed series of musical notes in which the third note is a half step lower than that of the related major scale."
4. Those who are still not old enough to have the rights of an adult: "The parents have minor children living in their home."
5. A reference to a secondary field of academic concentration or specialization: "The student had a minor specialization in her university studies that had fewer requirements than her primary or major subject of study."
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minor (s) (noun), minors (pl)
1. Someone who is not yet old enough to have the rights of an adult: The store was forbidden to sell cigarettes to minors.
2. Especially in the United States, a second academic subject which is studied by a college or university student in addition to a main subject: Margaret's son majored in linguistics with a minor in computer science.
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minor (verb), minors, minored, minoring
1. To have a specified second academic subject of study in addition to a main subject: In the university, Mark's daughter majored in business administration and minored in social services.
2. To pursue academic studies in a minor field: James was considering the possibility of minoring in music and Spanish.

Monroe's friend decided to minor in theology and art history.

Harriet's brother minors in electrical engineering and his sister is minoring in political science.

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(Modern Latin: chemical element; from Latin, Magnesia, a district in Asia Minor; metal)
(Latin: small, little, less; decline, decrease, diminish; become less, reduce, becoming smaller or shorter)
(our planet, whose interior is very hot but whose exterior is not so hot; a minor planet with major problems; and a jigsaw puzzle with a peace missing)
Word Entries containing the term: “minor
A bove majori discit arare minor. (Latin statement)
Translation: "From the older ox, the younger learns to plow."

Also translated as, "A young ox learns to plow from an older one." or "The young learn from their elders."

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anulus iridis minor
The lesser ring of the iris; the more coarsely striated inner concentric circle on the anterior surface of the iris; also called "lesser circle of iris".
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Canis Minor
A constellation east of Orion which contains Procyon; also called, "Little Dog".
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minor earthquake tremor
Faults alarm.
pestis minor (s) (noun) pestis minors (pl)
A form of the virulent disease in which a person is able to walk around: A pestis minor is an ambulatory plague or a mild form of bubonic plague that is characterized by less serious symptoms; such as, a mild fever and lymphadenitis (inflammation of lymph nodes, organs that fight infections).
Ursa Minor
The "Little Bear", the constellation nearest the north pole. It contains the north star, or polestar, which is situated in the extremity of the tail.
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Asia Minor
A peninsula of western Asia between the Mediterranean and the lack seas. It includes a large segment of modern-day Turkey.
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minor planet
One of a family of stony objects mostly orbiting between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

They probably represent planetesimals that failed to form a planet.

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minor worker
A member of the smallest worker subcaste; especially, in ants.
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Ursa Minor, Little Bear
The "Little Dipper" or small constellation of the northern hemisphere. It is shaped like a dipper, with the bright north pole star Polaris at the end of the handle.
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