MINOR KEY


Meaning of MINOR KEY in English

Music.

1. a key or mode based on a minor scale.

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

[ 1810-20 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .