Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minor league

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: mi-nor league
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An association of sports teams that plays at a level below the major leagues of a sport.

adj

Having a quality less than the best possible.

Inflected Forms

minor leagues (plural) more minor league (comparative) most minor league (superlative)

Phrases

minor leaguer bush league

Frequently Paired Words

bush league

Synonyms

minors bush league

Questions

What does minor league mean?: An association of sports teams that plays at a level below the major leagues of a sport.

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