HyperDic: minor_key

English > 1 sense of the expression *minor key*:
NOUN	communication	minor key, minor mode	a key based on the minor scale

English > *minor key*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A key based on the minor scale.
Synonym	minor mode
Broader	key, tonality	Any of 24 major or minor diatonic scales that provide the tonal framework for a piece of music