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A minor meaning

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WA minor
  • A minor (abbreviated Am) is a minor scale based on A, consisting of the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F,
  • Its relative major is C major, and its parallel major is A major.
  • Changes needed for the melodic and harmonic versions of the scale are written in with accidentals as
A minor
  • Noun
    1. (music) The minor key with A as its tonic, consisting of the pitches A, B, C, D, E, F, and G.
      1. (music) The minor chord with a root of A.
      2. More Examples
        1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
          • The fact that he's a minor scumbag himself makes him all the more qualified to comment on the scumbagginess of others - takes one to know one, and all that.
          • Overt subterfuge in a region nearly caused a minor accident.

      Meaning of A minor for the defined word.

      Grammatically, this idiom "A minor" is a noun, more specifically, a singularia tantum.
      • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
        1. Nouns
          • Singularia tantum
            • Uncountable nouns
        Definiteness: Level 1
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        Other Vocabulary

        Look-Alike Words
        1. en F minor
        2. en D minor
        3. en G minor
        4. en A-minor
        5. en B minor
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