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1minor suit — n. Bridge diamonds or clubs: so called from their lower value in scoring …
2Minor suit — In contract bridge the minor suits are diamonds (♦) and clubs (♣)[1]. They are given that name because contracts made in those suits score less (20 per contracted trick) than contracts made in the major suits (30 per contracted trick), and they… …
3minor suit — mi′nor suit′ n. gam (in bridge) diamonds or clubs Compare major suit …
4minor suit — noun ( bridge) a suit of inferior scoring value, either diamonds or clubs • Topics: ↑bridge • Hypernyms: ↑suit • Member Meronyms: ↑club, ↑diamond …
5minor suit — Bridge. diamonds or clubs. Cf. major suit. [1925 30] * * * …
6minor suit — noun Date: 1916 either of the suits diamonds or clubs having inferior scoring value in bridge …
7minor suit — noun Either of the suits of diamonds (♦) and clubs (♣), which rank lower than the major suits (spades and hearts) …
8minor suit — noun Bridge diamonds or clubs …
9minor suit — /maɪnə ˈsut/ (say muynuh sooht) noun (in bridge) diamonds or clubs …
10minor — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 lesser or comparatively small in size or importance (minor poet; minor operation). 2 Mus. a (of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the second and third, fifth and sixth, and seventh and eighth degrees. b (of an… …
