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Major

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Meaning

Adj

Greater in
,
,
,
, or interest.
Greater in number,
, or extent.
Notable or
or scope.
Prominent or significant in
, amount, or degree.
In Medicine:
Involving great risk,
, life-threatening.
Of
, having
majority.
In Education:
Of or
to a
of
study
as a
of specialization.
In Music:
Having
of a
between the
and
, and
and
degrees.
In Music:
  • Equivalent to that between the
    and another
    of a
    , and
    by a
    than the
    interval.
  • Having a
    above the root.
  • In Music:
    (of a key) Based on a
    ,
    to
    a
    or
    effect.
    In Music:
    Bell changes
    on
    s.
    In British English:
    Indicating the
    of two
    ,
    to a
    schools.
    In Logic:
    Occurring as the
    in the
    of a
    syllogism.
    In Logic:
    Containing the
    in a
    syllogism.

    Noun

    In Military ranks:
  • A
    of
    in the
    and the US
    , between
    and
    colonel.
  • An
    of a
    of
    , used with a modifier.
  • A person of
    age.
    In Music:
    Ellipsis of major key.
    In Music:
    Ellipsis of major interval.
    In Music:
    Ellipsis of major scale.
    In Music:
    A system of
    using
    bells.
    A large,
    company, especially a
    that is
    than an indie.
    In American English, Australian English, Canadian English, New Zealand English & Education:
  • The
    or
    of
    working toward a
    at a
    or university.
  • A
    at a
    or
    on a given area of study.
  • In Logic:
    Ellipsis of major term..
    In Logic:
    Ellipsis of major premise..
    In Bridge:
    Ellipsis of major suit..
    In Canadian football:
    A
    , or major score.
    In Australian rules football:
    A goal.
    An
    (especially at a public school).
    In Entomology:
    A large
    that
    as a
    ,
    the nest.
    Alternative form of
    and mair.
    In Military:
    Title for an
    with the
    of major.

    Verb

    Used in a
    : major in.

    Name

    A surname.
    An
    in Kentucky.
    A
    in Saskatchewan, Canada.
    Sourced from
    Wiktionary

    Origin

    major
    English
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    major
    French
    major
    Middle English (1100-1500)
    arrow
    maior
    Latin
    Sourced from
    Etym

    Antonyms

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