minor character

collocation in English

meaningsofminorandcharacter

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minor
adjective
uk
/ˈmaɪ.nər/us
/ˈmaɪ.nɚ/
having little importance, influence, or effect, especially when compared with other things of the ...
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character
noun
uk
/ˈkær.ək.tər/us
/ˈker.ək.tɚ/
the particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different ...
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(Definition ofminorandcharacterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofminor character

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The major character appears in the foreground while theminorcharactermoves to the background.
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Early introduction of theminorcharacteroccurred immediately in the second picture, and late introduction in the fourth picture.
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On the other hand, they decide whether the character of concern is the central protagonist, or aminorcharacter.
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He felt powerless before the convoluted workings of state power, like aminorcharacterin a story over whose development he could exert no control.
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Theminorcharacterappears in the foreground while the main character moves to the background of the picture.
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These forms can be either definite or indefinite, but were interpreted by the judges as indefinite in these story contexts for the introduction of theminorcharacter.
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At the same time, the inconvenience which has been occasioned is of aminorcharacter.
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In point of fact, there is a considerable traffic demand, of aminorcharacter, on several of these waterways.
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In numerous other countries there have been increases of aminorcharacteror of restricted scope.
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There are one or two points of aminorcharacterwhich arise.
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In addition, 170 other people meet with accidents of a more or lessminorcharactereach year.
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I am advised forcefully on this point that the only changes that would be required of us would be procedural changes of aminorcharacter.
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Fortunately a considerable proportion of this damage was of aminorcharacter.
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It is not thought that such works will often be needed and, if they are, they are likely to be of aminorcharacter.
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Having regard to the totality of our military expenditure, any reduction in any event was of a comparativelyminorcharacter.
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It has had certain modifications, but those are of aminorcharacter.
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There has been a further rebuff of aminorcharacter.
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This is merely an alteration of a comparativelyminorcharacter.
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There are other powers which we are seeking in regard to the safeguarding of trustees and one or two matters of aminorcharacter.
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According to my information, the complaints received by the local authority have been concerned almost entirely with defects of aminorcharacter.
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