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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | 'smaller' |
Related topics:1 small and not very important or serious, especially when compared with other things [≠ major]: 
We have made some minor changes to the program.a relatively minor error a minor road They played only a minor role in local government.
We have made some minor changes to the program.a relatively minor errora minor roadThey played only a minor role in local government. minor injury/illness/operation etc (=one that is not very serious or dangerous) He escaped with only minor injuries.
He escaped with only minor injuries.2APM based on a particular type of musical scale : Mahler's Symphony No. 3 in D minor a minor key
Mahler's Symphony No. 3 in D minora minor keyWORD FOCUS: young WORD FOCUS: young 
other words meaning young: little/small used to describe young children, especially below the age of 6
teenage used to describe someone who is between 13 and 19
adolescent used to describe someone who is developing into an adult
youthful looking young
a young person: kid informal a young person
teenager someone who is between 13 and 19
youth a man or boy between 15 and 25, especially one who is involved in fighting or crime
adolescent a young person who is developing into an adult
minor a young person who is not yet legally an adult
the time when someone is young: childhood the time when you are a child
youth the time when you are no longer a child but you are still young
adolescence the time when you develop into an adult
➔ See also youngWORD FOCUS: importantWORD FOCUS: important
similar words: main, key, chief, principal, leading, vital, crucial, essential, significant
not important: unimportant, trivial, minor, irrelevant, insignificant
➔ See also important
WORD FOCUS: young other words meaning young: little/small used to describe young children, especially below the age of 6
teenage used to describe someone who is between 13 and 19
adolescent used to describe someone who is developing into an adult
youthful looking young
a young person: kid informal a young person
teenager someone who is between 13 and 19
youth a man or boy between 15 and 25, especially one who is involved in fighting or crime
adolescent a young person who is developing into an adult
minor a young person who is not yet legally an adult
the time when someone is young: childhood the time when you are a child
youth the time when you are no longer a child but you are still young
adolescence the time when you develop into an adult
➔ See also youngWORD FOCUS: important
WORD FOCUS: important similar words: main, key, chief, principal, leading, vital, crucial, essential, significant
not important: unimportant, trivial, minor, irrelevant, insignificant
➔ See also important
