minoring

noun

a young person of either sex

verb

have as one's secondary field of study

adjective

relatively moderate, limited, or small

warranting only temporal punishment

of the younger of two boys with the same family name

of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization

of lesser seriousness or danger

not of legal age

(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees

inferior in number or size or amount

lesser in scope or effect

of lesser importance or stature or rank

Roots

minusmin- · Latin · less, smaller

Words related to minoring

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