relative minor
rel·a·tive mi·nor
R r Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [rel-uh-tiv mahy-ner]
- /ˈrɛl ə tɪv ˈmaɪ nər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [rel-uh-tiv mahy-ner]
- /ˈrɛl ə tɪv ˈmaɪ nər/
Definitions of relative minor words
- noun relative minor the minor key whose tonic is the sixth degree of a given major key. 1
- noun relative minor the minor key which has the same key signature as a given major key 0
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Origin of relative minor
First appearance:
before 1810 One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20
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Parts of speech for Relative minor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
relative minor popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
relative minor usage trend in Literature
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