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age vs minority

minority vs age

age and minority both are nouns.

age is a verb but minority is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
age Yes No Yes No
minority Yes No No No
As nouns, minority is a hyponym of age; that is, minority is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than age:
  • age: a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
  • minority: any age prior to the legal age
Other hyponyms of age include age of consent, legal age, majority, nonage, drinking age, voting age.
age (noun) minority (noun)
how long something has existed being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts
a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises a group of people who differ racially or politically from a larger group of which it is a part
a late time of life any age prior to the legal age
an era of history having some distinctive feature
a prolonged period of time
age (verb) minority (verb)
grow old or older
begin to seem older; get older
make older
Difference between age and minority

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