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Definition of minor

1. 1: inferior in importance, size, or degree : comparatively unimportant a minor artist
2. 2: not having reached majority (see majority 2) He is the father of minor children.
3. 3a : having half steps between the second and third, the fifth and sixth, and sometimes the seventh and eighth degrees minor scaleb : based on a minor scale minor keyc : less by a semitone than the corresponding major interval minor thirdd : having a minor third above the root minor triad
4. 4: not serious or involving risk to life minor illness
5. 5: of or relating to an academic subject requiring fewer courses than a majorhis minor subjects for his M.A. were plant ecology and entomology — Current Biography

Definition of delay

1. 1a : the act of postponing, hindering, or causing something to occur more slowly than normal : the state of being delayed get started without delayb : an instance of being delayed apologized for the delay a rain delay
2. 2: the time during which something is delayed waited out a delay of 30 minutes

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Synonyms and Antonyms of patience

1. the capacity to endure what is difficult or disagreeable without complaining the teacher'spatience is being sorely tested this year by several parents who seem to have no interest in their children's educationSynonyms forbearance, long-suffering, sufferance, toleranceRelated Words acquiescence, resignation; passiveness, passivity; amenability, compliance, conformism, docility, obedience, subordination, tractability, willingness; discipline, self-control; submission, submissivenessNear Antonyms defiance; contrariness, disobedience, insubordination, intractability, recalcitrance, resistance, willfulnessAntonyms impatience