major
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- majour (obsolete)
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈmeɪ.dʒ.ə(ɹ)/, X-SAMPA: /"meIdZ.@(r\)/
- (US) IPA: /ˈmeɪdʒɚ/, X-SAMPA: /"meIdZ@`/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪdʒə(ɹ)
Etymology 1 [edit]
From French major
Noun [edit]
Wikipedia major (plural majors), or, when used as a title before a person's name, Major
- a military rank between captain and lieutenant colonel
- He used to be a major in the army.
- This is Major Jones.
Usage notes [edit]
When used as a title, it is always capitalized.
- Example: Major Jane Payne.
The rank corresponds to pay grade O-4. Abbreviations: Maj. and MAJ.
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
Middle English major, from Latin maior, comparative of magnus (“great”), from Proto-Indo-European *maǵ-yes- "greater", comparative of *maǵ-, *meǵ-, "great".
Adjective [edit]
major
- Of great significance or importance.
- (music) Being the larger of two intervals denoted by the same ordinal number.
- (music) Containing the note which is a major third (four half steps) above the tonic.
Derived terms [edit]
Antonyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
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Noun [edit]
major (plural majors)
- The main area of study of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.
- Midway through his second year of college, he still hadn't chosen a major.
- A student at a college or university concentrating on a given area of study.
- She is a math major.
- A person of legal age.
- (logic) The major premise.
- (Canadian football) An alternate term for touchdown; short for "major score".
Antonyms [edit]
- (a person of legal age): minor
Translations [edit]
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Verb [edit]
major (third-person singular simple present majors, present participle majoring, simple past and past participle majored)
- to concentrate on a particular area of study as a student in a college or university
- I have decided to major in mathematics.
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Anagrams [edit]
Czech [edit]
Noun [edit]
major m
Estonian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From German major, from Spanish, from Latin maior.
Noun [edit]
major (genitive majori, partitive majorit)
- (military) major
Declension [edit]
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | major | majorid |
| genitive | majori | majorite |
| partitive | majorit | majoreid |
| illative | majorisse | majoritesse majoreisse |
| inessive | majoris | majorites majoreis |
| elative | majorist | majoritest majoreist |
| allative | majorile | majoritele majoreile |
| adessive | majoril | majoritel majoreil |
| ablative | majorilt | majoritelt majoreilt |
| translative | majoriks | majoriteks majoreiks |
| terminative | majorini | majoriteni |
| essive | majorina | majoritena |
| abessive | majorita | majoriteta |
| comitative | majoriga | majoritega |
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
French military authorities have created in 1972 the rank of major (non-commissioned officer) which can easily be confused with the rank of major (officer) used in many countries, provocating problems in allied forces communication.
Noun [edit]
major m (plural majors)
- major, the upper rank of French non-commissioned officers
Interlingua [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /maˈʒor/
Adjective [edit]
major
- (comparative form of grande) bigger
Latin [edit]
Adjective [edit]
mājor (comparative of māgnus)
- Alternative form of māior.
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | M.F. | N. | MM.FF. | NN. | |
| nominative | mājor | mājus | mājōrēs | mājōra | |
| genitive | mājōris | mājōris | mājōrum | mājōrum | |
| dative | mājōrī | mājōrī | mājōribus | mājōribus | |
| accusative | mājōrem | mājus | mājōrēs | mājōra | |
| ablative | mājōre | mājōre | mājōribus | mājōribus | |
| vocative | mājor | mājus | mājōrēs | mājōra | |
Serbo-Croatian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From German Major, from Latin māior.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /mǎjoːr/
- Hyphenation: ma‧jor
Noun [edit]
màjōr m (Cyrillic spelling ма̀јо̄р)
- (military, Serbo-Croatian, Serbo-Croatian) major (rank)
Declension [edit]
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | màjōr | majori |
| genitive | majóra | majora |
| dative | majoru | majorima |
| accusative | majora | majore |
| vocative | mȁjōre | majori |
| locative | majoru | majorima |
| instrumental | majorom | majorima |
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Swedish [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
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Noun [edit]
major c
- a major[1]
- a Squadron Leader[1] (in the British Royal Air Force)
Declension [edit]
References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Utrikes namnbok (7th ed., 2007) ISBN 978-913832379-3
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