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Definition of minor

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Minor (n.) The minor term, that is, the subject of the conclusion; also, the minor premise, that is, that premise which contains the minor term; in hypothetical syllogisms, the categorical premise. It is the second proposition of a regular syllogism, as in the following: Every act of injustice partakes of meanness; to take money from another by gaming is an act of injustice; therefore, the taking of money from another by gaming partakes of meanness..

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Minorities :: Minorities (pl. ) of Minorit.

Moll :: Moll (a.) Minor; in the minor mode; as, A moll, that is, A minor..

Alluminor :: Alluminor (n.) An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner.

Balearic :: Balearic (a.) Of or pertaining to the isles of Majorca, Minorca, Ivica, etc., in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Valencia..

Nominor :: Nominor (n.) A nominator.

Minor :: Minor (a.) Less by a semitone in interval or difference of pitch; as, a minor third..

Seventh :: Seventh (n.) A chord which includes the interval of a seventh whether major, minor, or diminished..

Outwork :: Outwork (n.) A minor defense constructed beyond the main body of a work, as a ravelin, lunette, hornwork, etc..

Hippocampus :: Hippocampus (n.) A name applied to either of two ridges of white matter in each lateral ventricle of the brain. The larger is called hippocampus major or simply hippocampus. The smaller, hippocampus minor, is called also ergot and calcar..

D :: D () The nominal of the second tone in the model major scale (that in C), or of the fourth tone in the relative minor scale of C (that in A minor), or of the key tone in the relative minor of F..

Calcar :: Calcar (n.) A curved ridge in the floor of the leteral ventricle of the brain; the calcar avis, hippocampus minor, or ergot..

Subsumptive :: Subsumption (n.) That which is subsumed, as the minor clause or premise of a syllogism..

Minorite :: Minorite (n.) A Franciscan friar.

Griffon :: Griffon (n.) A species of large vulture (Gyps fulvus) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor; -- called also gripe, and grype. It is supposed to be the eagle of the Bible. The bearded griffin is the lammergeir..

Underaction :: Underaction (n.) Subordinate action; a minor action incidental or subsidiary to the main story; an episode.

Dyspepsy :: Dyspepsy () A kind of indigestion; a state of the stomach in which its functions are disturbed, without the presence of other diseases, or, if others are present, they are of minor importance. Its symptoms are loss of appetite, nausea, heartburn, acrid or fetid eructations, a sense of weight or fullness in the stomach, etc..

Comma :: Comma (n.) A small interval (the difference between a major and minor half step), seldom used except by tuners..

Regent :: Regent (a.) Especially, one invested with vicarious authority; one who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign..

Crankbird :: Crankbird (n.) A small European woodpecker (Picus minor).