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  • n  a young person of either sex
  • a  of lesser importance or stature or rank
    a minor poet
    had a minor part in the play
    a minor official
    many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen
    minor back roads
  • a  lesser in scope or effect
    had minor differences
    a minor disturbance
  • a  inferior in number or size or amount
    a minor share of the profits
  • a  of a scale or mode
    the minor keys
    in B flat minor
  • a  not of legal age
    minor children
  • a  of lesser seriousness or danger
    suffered only minor injuries
    some minor flooding
    a minor tropical disturbance
  • a  of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
  • s  of the younger of two boys with the same family name
    Jones minor
  • s  warranting only temporal punishment
  • s  limited in size or scope

  • Big-league baseball faces a strike and dwindling crowds, but the minors are reinvigorating the game.
  • The only minor-party candidate professing a serious attempt upon the electorate is Frank Elbridge Webb, Farmer-Laborite.
  • In towns big and small, fans like these are packing in minor-league parks.
News & Articles

  • Owens & Minor To Present At Goldman Sachs Global Conference; Webcast At 5:00 PM
    Owens & Minor To Present At Goldman Sachs Global Conference; Webcast At 5:00 PM
    June 12, 2013 - Nasdaq
  • Minor Moves: Clay Hensley, Warner Madrigal
    Wednesday's minor moves... The Brewers released Clay Hensley from Triple-A Nashville, according to the Pacific Coast League's transactions page. The 33-year-old has also spent time with the Reds' Triple-A affiliate this season, posting a combined 3.92 ERA with 9.6 K/9 and 5.2 BB/9 in 20 2/3 innings. Hensley posted a 4.62 ERA in 50 2/3 innings for the Giants in 2012. Also according to the PCL ...
    June 12, 2013 - MLB Trade Rumors
  • Minor league baseball: Disastrous sixth inning sinks Salt Lake Bees
    Minor league baseball: Disastrous sixth inning sinks Salt Lake Bees Published Jun 11, 2013 11:20PM MDT Terrible sixth inning sinks Salt Lake Colorado hit a two-run homer and a grand slam during a 10-run sixth inning, wiping out the Bees’ 9-1 lead en route to a 15-9 victory Tuesday in PCL baseball. Roberto Lopez hit an RBI double in the second inning to give the Bees (33-33) a 4-0 lead. Trent ...
    June 12, 2013 - The Salt Lake Tribune
Quotes

  • Sylvester Stallone in International Herald Tribune
    It was just a minor misunderstanding,Stallone told reporters "They were just doing their jobs. I just didn't understand some of the rules here."
  • Steve Yzerman in msnbc.com
    He's got a little destiny to him - his entire career, throughout minor hockey, junior hockey, NHL,Canada executive director Steve Yzerman said about Crosby. "So it's just another monumental moment in his career. And he's what, 22 still?...
  • George Lucas in E! Online
    The Skywalkers aren't in it-it's about minor characters,the 63-year-old Lucas told the newspaper. "It has nothing to do with Luke Skywalker or Darth Vader or any of those people. It's completely different."

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