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English[edit]
Prepositional phrase[edit]
in a minor key
- (adjectival) In a restrained manner; on a small or limited scale.
Usage notes[edit]
- Although it is not comparable, minor key can be qualified using in a decidedly minor key, in more of a minor key, etc.
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