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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a minor character" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a character in a story, play, or film who has a small role or limited significance compared to the main characters.
Example: "In the novel, the protagonist's best friend is a minor character who provides comic relief throughout the story."
Alternatives: "a supporting character" or "a secondary character".
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Mrs. Nixon wished to be a minor character.
Again, the Hummingbird is not a minor character.
(Example: a minor character turns up in a shallow grave).
Every major character is a minor character, too.
Buncha novellas with a minor character in common?
Everyone, in the end, is a waiter: a minor character.
"A minor character in my novels always gets it".
John really was a minor character," insists Julia.
Yet another Elayne appears as a minor character, the daughter of King Pellinore.
As Pierre, a minor character in the novel, explains: "They have a theory here.
(Again, a universal shame is given particularity by a minor character).
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