Read full poem →Smug routine, and things allowed;
Minorities, things under cloud!
Hither! take me, use me, fill me,
Dictionary Entry
minorities
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/maɪˈnɒrɪtiz/Word FrequencyCommon (4.88)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓The state of being a minor; youth, the period of a person's life prior to reaching adulthood.
In a Sentence
“The article includes minorities to support a careful argument.”
Published Usage Examples
“And I use the term minorities after much thought, where for me the minorities include not just those belonging to numerically small communities that have ethnic identifications.”
“The rate of homeownership amongst minorities is below 50 percent.”
This entry also appears in ReadingWillow Year 10 word lists, so students can move between the dictionary and year-level study sets.
Origin
From Latin 'minor' meaning 'lesser'.
Common Phrases
. minoritiesminorities ethnicminorities nationalminorities racialminorities religious
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Poetry examples for “minorities”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
