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minor key

noun

, Music.
  1. a key or mode based on a minor scale.
  2. a less jubilant or more restrained mood, atmosphere, or quality:

    The conversation shifted to a minor key with news of the defeat.



minor key

noun

  1. music a key based on notes taken from a corresponding minor scale
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of minor key1

First recorded in 1810–20

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