Minor may refer to:
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Minor (law), a person under the age of certain legal activities.
** A person who has not reached the
age of majority
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Academic minor, a secondary field of study in undergraduate education
Music theory
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Minor chord
In music theory, a minor chord is a chord that has a root, a minor third, and a perfect fifth. When a chord comprises only these three notes, it is called a minor triad. For example, the minor triad built on C, called a C minor triad, has pit ...
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Barbershop seventh chord
The harmonic seventh chord is a major triad plus the harmonic seventh interval (ratio of 7:4, about 968.826 centsBosanquet, Robert Holford Macdowall (1876). ''An elementary treatise on musical intervals and temperament'', pp. 41-42. Diapason P ...
or minor seventh chord
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Minor interval
In music theory, an interval is a difference in pitch (music), pitch between two sounds.
An interval may be described as horizontal, linear, or melodic if it refers to successively sounding tones, such as two adjacent pitches in a melody, and ...
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Minor key
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Minor scale
Mathematics
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Minor (graph theory), the relation of one graph to another given certain conditions
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Minor (linear algebra), the determinant of a certain submatrix
People
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Charles Minor (1835–1903), American college administrator
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Charles A. Minor
Charles A. Minor (born July 3, 1942) is a former Liberian ambassador to the United States.
Early life
Charles A. Minor was born on July 3, 1942, in Sinoe County, Liberia. He was born to a Methodist pastor, E. B. Minor. Charles briefly attended ...
(21st-century), Liberian diplomat
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Dan Minor (1909–1982), American jazz trombonist
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Dave Minor (1922–1998), American basketball player
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James T. Minor
James T. Minor is a US academic administrator and sociologist. He currently serves as the Chancellor oSouthern Illinois University Edwardsville He took office on March 1, 2022. Minor was appointed Assistant Vice Chancellor and Senior Strategist in ...
, US academic administrator and sociologist
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Jerry Minor (born 1969), American actor, comedian and writer
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Kyle Minor (born 1976), American writer
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Mike Minor (actor) (born 1940), American actor
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Mike Minor (baseball) (born 1987), American baseball pitcher
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Solomon Zalkind Minor
Solomon Zalkind Minor (; 1826 or 1827 – January 21, 1900) was a Lithuanian-Russian rabbi and writer.
Biography
Solomon Zalkind Minor was born in Vilna in 1827. He received his elementary education from his father, Jekuthiel, a well-known Talmud ...
(1826/7–1900), Lithuanian-Russian rabbi and writer
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William Chester Minor (1834–1920), American contributor to the ''Oxford English Dictionary''
Places
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Minor, Alabama, United States
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Asia Minor, the westernmost region of Asia
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Minor Creek (California)
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Minor Creek (Missouri)
Sports
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Minor league
Minor leagues are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. Minor league teams tend to play in smaller, less elaborate venues, often competing in smaller cities/markets. This term is used in Nor ...
, a sports league not regarded as a premier league
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Minor League Baseball or "the minors", the North American professional baseball leagues affiliated to but below Major League Baseball
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Minor penalty in ice hockey
Vehicles
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Morris Minor, a British automobile brand
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Jawa Minor, a Czech automobile introduced 1937
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Aero Minor, a Czech automobile from Jawa Motors, 1946–1952
Other uses
* Minor, a chocolate brand owned by
Maestrani
Maestrani is a Swiss chocolate producer based in Flawil (St. Gallen). It was founded in 1852 in Lucerne by Aquilino Maestrani (1814 - 1880), a Ticinese chocolatier from Aquila. The company became prosperous after it was moved to St. Gallen in 18 ...
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Minor suit or minors in contract bridge, namely clubs and diamonds
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Minor Theater
The Minor Theatre, located at 1001 H Street in Arcata, California, reopened under independent ownership in 2016. It is the second oldest movie theater in the United States to be built for that purpose. (The oldest movie theater in California is th ...
in Arcata, California, United States
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Minor v. Happersett
''Minor v. Happersett'', 88 U.S. (21 Wall.) 162 (1875), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that, while women are no less citizens than men are, citizenship does not confer a right to vote, and therefore state laws barri ...
'', a case appealed to the US Supreme Court concerning the right to vote
Plays
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The Minor (Foote play), 1760
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The Minor (Fonvizin play), 1782
See also
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Major (disambiguation)
Major is a military rank.
Major, majors or The Major may also refer to:
* Academic major, an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits
* Major and minor in music, an interval, chord, scale, or key
Arts and entertain ...
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Menorca, Spain (historically called "Minorca")
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Minority (disambiguation)
Minority may refer to:
Politics
* Minority government, formed when a political party does not have a majority of overall seats in parliament
* Minority leader, in American politics, the floor leader of the second largest caucus in a legislative b ...
Distinguish from
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Miner
A miner is a person who extracts ore, coal, chalk, clay, or other minerals from the earth through mining. There are two senses in which the term is used. In its narrowest sense, a miner is someone who works at the rock face; cutting, blasting, ...
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