2syllables
minors
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minors is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, minors is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofminors
1noun
- A person who is below the age of majority, consent, criminal responsibility or other adult responsibilities and accountabilities.
Example: "It is illegal to sell weapons to minors under the age of eighteen."
- A subject area of secondary concentration of a student at a college or university, or the student who has chosen such a secondary concentration.
Example: "I became an English minor."
- Determinant of a square submatrix
- (British slang) A younger brother (especially at a public school).
- A small worker in a leaf-cutter ant colony, sized between a minim and a media.
- The term of a syllogism which forms the subject of the conclusion.
- (campanology) Bell changes rung on six bells.
1verb
- To choose or have an area of secondary concentration as a student in a college or university.
Example: "I had so many credit hours of English, I decided to minor in it."
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