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Definitions
have as one's secondary field of study
Word origin
From Middle English minor, menor, menour, etc., from Latin minor (“lesser; young; young person”) both directly and via Norman and Middle French menor, menour, etc. Doublet of minus but not mini-. Cognate with minister, minify, Minorca, Menshevik, and possibly minnow. Compare Latin minimum and minuō, Old High German minniro, Cornish minow.
Used in a sentence
“of minor importance”
“a minor poet”
“It is my intention to wait a few years before I publish any minor poems.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Lesser in importance”5 letters
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