[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

minor \mi"nor\ mimac"n~er, a. l., a comparative with no
   positive; akin to as. min small, g. minder less, ohg.
   minniro, a., min, adv., icel. minni, a., minnr, adv., goth.
   minniza, a., mins, adv., ir.  gael. min small, tender, l.
   minuere to lessen, gr. miny`qein, skr. mi to damage. cf.
   minish, minister, minus, minute.
   1913 webster
   1. inferior in bulk, degree, importance, etc.; less; smaller;
      of little account; as, minor divisions of a body.
      1913 webster

   2. mus. less by a semitone in interval or difference of
      pitch; as, a minor third.
      1913 webster

   asia minor geog., the lesser asia; that part of asia
      which lies between the euxine, or black sea, on the north,
      and the mediterranean on the south.

   minor mode mus., that mode, or scale, in which the third
      and sixth are minor, -- much used for mournful and solemn
      subjects.

   minor orders eccl., the rank of persons employed in
      ecclesiastical offices who are not in holy orders, as
      doorkeepers, acolytes, etc.

   minor scale mus. the form of the minor scale is various.
      the strictly correct form has the third and sixth minor,
      with a semitone between the seventh and eighth, which
      involves an augmented second interval, or three semitones,
      between the sixth and seventh, as, 6/f, 7/gsharp, 8/a.
      but, for melodic purposes, both the sixth and the seventh
      are sometimes made major in the ascending, and minor in
      the descending, scale, thus: 
      1913 webster
      1913 webster see major.

   minor term of a syllogism logic, the subject of the
      conclusion.
      1913 webster
see also:
minish minister minus minute asia minor minor mode 
minor orders minor scale major minor term of a syllogism 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

minor scale
     n : a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except
         for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th syn: minor diatonic
         scale
see also:
minor diatonic scale 

Scale >> S Words
Scale, definition of term: Scale
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Minor >> M Words
Minor, definition of term: Minor
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Minor Premise >> M Words
Minor Premise, definition of term: Minor Premise
minor+premise_pag1.html

Ph Scale >> P Words
Ph Scale, definition of term: Ph Scale
ph+scale_pag1.html

Richter Scale >> R Words
Richter Scale, definition of term: Richter Scale
richter+scale_pag1.html

Beaufort Scale >> B Words
Beaufort Scale, definition of term: Beaufort Scale
beaufort+scale_pag1.html

Musical Scale >> M Words
Musical Scale, definition of term: Musical Scale
musical+scale_pag1.html

Diatonic Scale >> D Words
Diatonic Scale, definition of term: Diatonic Scale
diatonic+scale_pag1.html

Major Scale >> M Words
Major Scale, definition of term: Major Scale
major+scale_pag1.html

Asia Minor >> A Words
Asia Minor, definition of term: Asia Minor
asia+minor_pag1.html

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