minor
noun/ˈmaɪnə(r)/
/ˈmaɪnər/
- (law) a person who is under the age at which you legally become an adult and are responsible for your actions
- It is an offence to serve alcohol to minors.
Homophones miner | minorminer minorTopics Life stagesc2/ˈmaɪnə(r)//ˈmaɪnər/- miner noun
- He started work as a coal miner at 14.
- minor adjective
- The novel is now regarded as a minor classic.
- minor noun
- She arrived in the country as an unaccompanied minor.
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- (especially North American English) a subject that you study at university in addition to your majorTopics Educationc1
Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin, ‘smaller, less’; related to minuere ‘lessen’. The term originally denoted a Franciscan friar, suggested by the Latin name Fratres Minores (‘Lesser Brethren’), chosen by St Francis for the order.
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