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Word entry · 5 letters

minor

Best crossword clue

"Lesser in importance"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈmaɪ.nəɹ/Part of speech verb, adjective, nounSorted imnorStarts with MEnds with R1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. 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.

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