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mi'nor league'




any association of professional sports teams other than the major leagues, esp. when the member teams are associated with or controlled by major-league teams, which use them as training and proving teams for promising players.

mi•nor-league



Pronunciation: (mī'nur-lēg'), [key]
adj.
1. of or pertaining to a minor league.
2. of little import or consequence: a painter with a minor-league talent.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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