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in a minor key

in a minor key prepositional phrase: in a restrained manner; on a small or limited scale.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) In a restrained manner; on a small or limited scale.

Questions about in a minor key

What does in a minor key mean?
In a minor key means in a restrained manner; on a small or limited scale.
What part of speech is in a minor key?
In a minor key is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in a minor key in the dictionary

  1. in a major key
  2. in a manner
  3. in a manner of speaking
  4. in a measure
  5. in a mess
  6. in a minor key
  7. in a minute
  8. in a New York second
  9. in a nutshell
  10. in a one-er
  11. in a oner

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