Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Minor
minor, n. [L.] (webplay: bird).
Chant; song; strain; hymn tune; religious melody; piece of sacred music in a minor key; [metaphor] ave; greeting; hello; (see Luke 1:28) [fig.] chirp; peep; song of a Minorca, a beautiful bird of the East Indies.
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