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minor noun

  /ˈmaɪ.nəɹ/ , /ˈmaɪnə/
  • (Scots law, obsolete) An adolescent, a person above the legal age of puberty but below the age of majority.
alaikäinen
  • (North America, education) A formally recognized secondary area of undergraduate study, requiring fewer course credits than the equivalent major.
sivuaine, sivuaineopiskelija

minor adjective

  /ˈmaɪ.nəɹ/ , /ˈmaɪnə/
  • (music) Incorporating a minor third interval above the (in scales) tonic or (in chords) root note, (also, _, figurative) tending to produce a dark, discordant, sad, or pensive effect.
molli
  • Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly:
vähäinen, vähämerkityksinen

minority noun

  /maɪˈnɑɹ.ɪ.ti/ , /maɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/ , /maɪˈnɔɹ.ə.ti/ , /maɪˈnɔɹ.ɪ.ti/ , /mɑɪˈnɔɹ.ə.ti/ , /mɪˈnɑɹ.ɪ.ti/ , /mɪˈnɒɹ.ɪ.ti/ , /mɪˈnɔɹ.ɪ.ti/
  • Any subgroup that does not form a numerical majority. [from 18th c.]
vähemmistö
  • The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood. [from 15th c.]
alaikäisyys, nuoruus
  • (US) A member of an ethnic minority. [from 20th c.]
vähemmistön edustaja

minor verb

  /ˈmaɪ.nəɹ/ , /ˈmaɪnə/
suorittaa sivuaine
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