minor suit

minor suit
Either of the suits of diamonds (♦) and clubs (♣), which rank lower than the major suits (spades and hearts).

Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • minor suit — n. Bridge diamonds or clubs: so called from their lower value in scoring …   English World dictionary

  • Minor suit — In contract bridge the minor suits are diamonds (♦) and clubs (♣)[1]. They are given that name because contracts made in those suits score less (20 per contracted trick) than contracts made in the major suits (30 per contracted trick), and they… …   Wikipedia

  • minor suit — mi′nor suit′ n. gam (in bridge) diamonds or clubs Compare major suit …   From formal English to slang

  • minor suit — noun ( bridge) a suit of inferior scoring value, either diamonds or clubs • Topics: ↑bridge • Hypernyms: ↑suit • Member Meronyms: ↑club, ↑diamond …   Useful english dictionary

  • minor suit — Bridge. diamonds or clubs. Cf. major suit. [1925 30] * * * …   Universalium

  • minor suit — noun Date: 1916 either of the suits diamonds or clubs having inferior scoring value in bridge …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • minor suit — noun Bridge diamonds or clubs …   English new terms dictionary

  • minor suit — /maɪnə ˈsut/ (say muynuh sooht) noun (in bridge) diamonds or clubs …  

  • minor — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 lesser or comparatively small in size or importance (minor poet; minor operation). 2 Mus. a (of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the second and third, fifth and sixth, and seventh and eighth degrees. b (of an… …   Useful english dictionary

  • minor Majority — Pays d’origine  Norvege !Norvège Genre musical Pop Folk Rock Années d activité …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”