| 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. |
[mahy-ner-leeg] 
| 1. | of or pertaining to a minor league. |
| 2. | of little import or consequence: a painter with a minor-league talent. |
| mi·nor-league (mī'nər-lēg') adj.
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