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mi·nor
/ ˈmīnər/
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adj.
1.
lesser in importance, seriousness, or significance:
she requested a number of minor alterations.
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(of a surgical operation) comparatively simple and not life-threatening.
2.
Mus.
(of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth, and the seventh and eighth. Contrasted with major.
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(of an interval) characteristic of a minor scale and less by a semitone than the equivalent major interval.Compare with diminished.
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(of a key or mode) based on a minor scale, tending to produce a sad or pensive effect:
Concerto in A minor.
3. Brit., dated
(following a surname in public schools) indicating the second or younger of two brothers or boys with the same family name:
Smith minor.
4.
Logic
(of a term) occurring as the subject of the conclusion of a categorical syllogism.
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(of a premise) containing the minor term in a categorical syllogism.
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n.
1.
a person under the age of full legal responsibility.
2.
Mus.
a minor key, interval, or scale.
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(Minor) Bell-ringing
a system of change-ringing using six bells.
3.
(the minors)
the minor leagues in a particular professional sport, esp. baseball:
he's been pitching in the minors for six years.
4.
a college student's subsidiary subject or area of concentration:
a minor in American Indian studies.
5.
Logic
a minor term or premise.
6.
Bridge
short for minor suit.
PHRASES:
in a minor key
(esp. of a literary work) understated.PHRASAL VERBS:
minor in
study or qualify in as a subsidiary subject at college or university.
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Minorities, shareholder and otherwise.
Magazine article from: Yale Law Journal; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...corporate law places minority concerns at the heart of its endeavor. The minorities of corporate law are minority shareholders--investors...action for racial minorities and women, (2...affirmative action for minority shareholders. (3...
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Minorities Own 14% of OKC Firms
Newspaper article from: The Journal Record; 4/9/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...area's 20 percent minority population owns 14 percent...metropolitan area businesses. Minorities own only 3.9 percent...of the Oklahoma City minority-owned businesses are...of capital needed, minorities tend to start a labor...for 46 percent of the minority-owned firms and 28...
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 "Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)")
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MINORITIES RIDE BRONCOS BUSINESS GROUP FORMS PARTNERSHIP WITH TEAM TO GAIN ROLE IN STADIUM DEVELOPMENT.(Business)
Newspaper article from: Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO); 10/18/1997; ; 667 words
; ...as establishing minority participation objectives...concessions and including minorities in the design of...development for minorities. The group's...include: * Create a minority lending group made...well they meet minority goals. * Encourage...corporations to hire more minorities ...
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Minority-status stresses and the college adjustment of ethnic minority freshmen.
Magazine article from: Journal of Higher Education; 7/1/1993; ; 700+ words
; ...year period between 1969 and 1979, minority students enrolled in predominantly White...African-American and other non-Asian minority students attending predominantly White...counterparts at predominantly Black or minority institutions |3, 6~.(*) Efforts...
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Minority Business Roundtable Begins Research of Country's Minority Business Growth; The Business Roundtable Supports the MBRT as it Surveys The Experiences of America's Minority Entrepreneurs.
PR Newswire; 1/21/2003; 700+ words
; ...WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Minority Business Roundtable (MBRT), a national...American, Native-American and other minority-owned top-tier businesses, today...collect, analyze and evaluate data on minority business growth in the United States...
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 "Erie Times-News (Erie, PA)")
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Minority help wanted on convention center project.
Newspaper article from: Erie Times-News (Erie, PA); 3/16/2005; 700+ words
; ...effort to recruit minorities. Chip Folletti...union worked with minority leaders and also...I believe the minority community is just...Horton said minorities don't trust unions...for months to the minority community," he...perception that minorities won't get into...
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Minority agents on the rise with mentoring, cluster plans.(independent insurance agents)
Magazine article from: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management; 8/14/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...past year to help independent minority agents build relationships...fact there aren't as many minority agents out there as there...to include more than just minority agencies, Mr. Cravins said...t opened its arms fully to minorities yet," said Mr. Cravins...
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Minority vending. (corporate minority purchasing programs)(Special Advertising Section)
Magazine article from: Black Enterprise; 6/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...and we believe that minorities and women appreciate...that have helped minority purchasing programs...those differences." MINORITY PURCHASING POWER...consumers will be minorities. Today, the four major minority groups in the United...
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Minority firms must think bigger
Newspaper article from: New Pittsburgh Courier; 10/12/2005; ; 700+ words
; With minority set-asides and...political challenges, minority-owned businesses...changing marketplace. Minorities represent 28 percent...to encourage more minorities to start businesses...ensure that existing minority firms are taking...
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Minority investors press RTC to sell them Maryland thrift. (Enterprise Bancorp, First InnerCity Holdings to bid for John Hanson Savings Bank from Resolution Trust Corp.)
Magazine article from: American Banker; 4/27/1994; ; 700+ words
; Two minority investor groups...resolve to help minorities win auctions for...up in the red, minority groups alone should...and deposits in minority neighborhoods...include as many minorities as possible in its...
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Minorities in Water Sciences
Book article from: Water:Science and Issues
...profiles of minorities in aquatic sciences...good news for minority students who...efforts to recruit minority students. Nearly...students, whether minorities or not, become...including minorities. Prospective minority students of...
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Middleman Minorities
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...term middleman minorities , coined by Hubert...1967), refers to minority entrepreneurs who...persistence of middleman minorities as minority groups serving...Finally, the minority clientele of middleman minorities resent them for...
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Minority Business Development Agency
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Small Business
...information on MBDA programs, minority entrepreneurs can contact...BIBLIOGRAPHY Cooper, Steve. "Minority Matters: Pick a resource...Study: Lack of Capital Hurts Minorities, Economy." The Business...Ronald M. "Bullish on Minority Business: MBDA director sees...
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minority
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...freeing of minorities. Hitler made...use of the minority issue to annex...assertion of minority rights had...results for minorities than in Yugoslavia...Davis, Minority-Dominant...Hepburn, Minorities in History...
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Minorities
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Minorities The term minority and how it is used and...Parillo 2006, p. 16): minority groups receive “...African Americans and other minorities of color; they tend...x201C; membership in the minority group has an ascribed...
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