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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.

This entry is located in the following unit: mini-, minor-, minut-, minu-, min- (page 4)
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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).