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второстепе́нный — meaning in English

vtorostepennyy

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English meaning

  • minor adj Lesser in size, seriousness, or importance compared with something else.
  • peripheral adj Located on the outer edge or boundary, rather than at the center.
  • subsidiary noun A company that is owned or controlled by a larger parent company.

Senses

второстепе́нный is used for these senses in English:

  • minor Lesser, smaller in importance, size, degree, seriousness, or significance compared to another option, particularly:
  • peripheral Unimportant.
  • subsidiary Secondary or subordinate.

minor — full definition

  1. adj Lesser in size, seriousness, or importance compared with something else.
  2. adj Not yet having reached the legal age of adulthood.
  3. noun A person who is under the legal age of adulthood.
  4. noun A secondary subject of study alongside a student's main degree.
  5. verb To study a subject as a secondary field alongside one's main degree.

peripheral — full definition

  1. adj Located on the outer edge or boundary, rather than at the center.
  2. adj Of minor importance; not central to the main issue.
  3. noun A device connected to a computer but not part of its core hardware, such as a printer or keyboard.

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