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单词 minor key
释义

minor key


noun Music.

a key or mode based on a minor scale.
a less jubilant or more restrained mood, atmosphere, or quality: The conversation shifted to a minor key with news of the defeat.

Origin of minor key

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby minor key

Minorite, minority, minority carrier, minority group, minority leader, minor key, minor league, minor-leaguer, minor mode, minor order, minor orders
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Example sentences from the Web for minor key

  • And then, turning into the fourth page, she came on a passage which checked all minor-key reflections instantly.

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British Dictionary definitions for minor key

minor key

noun

music a key based on notes taken from a corresponding minor scale
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