major

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Antonyms 1.2.1.2 Related terms 1.2.1.3 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Adjective 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.3.1.2 Antonyms 1.3.1.3 Translations 1.3.2 Noun 1.3.2.1 Translations 1.3.3 Verb 1.3.3.1 Translations 1.4 Anagrams 2 Czech 2.1 Noun 3 French 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Noun

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (US) IPA /ˈmeɪʤɚ/, SAMPA /"meIdZ@`/
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[edit] Etymology 1

From French major

[edit] Noun

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major (plural majors), or, when used as a title before a person's name, Major

1. A military rank between captain and lieutenant-colonel.

   He used to be a major in the army.

   This is Major Jones.

2. A person of legal age.

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• (a person of legal age): minor

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• majority
• sergeant-major

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[edit] Etymology 2

Middle English major, from Latin maior, comparative of magnus (“‘great’”), from Proto-Indo-European *maǵ-yes- "greater", comparative of *maǵ-, *meǵ-, "great".

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major

1. Of great significance or importance.
2. (music) Being the larger of two intervals denoted by the same ordinal number.
3. (music) Containing the note which is a major third (four half steps) above the tonic.

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• majorly

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• minor

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major (plural majors)

1. (US) 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.

2. (US) A student at a college or university concentrating on a given area of study.

   She is a math major.

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[edit] Verb

to major (third-person singular simple present majors, present participle majoring, simple past and past participle majored)

1. (US) 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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• Latvian: mažora

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• Alphagram: ajmor
• joram

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major m.

1. major (military)

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

French military authorities have created in 1972 the rank of major (non-commissioned officer) which can easily be confounded with the rank of major (officer) used in many countries, provocating problems in allied forces communication.

[edit] Noun

major m. (plural majors)

1. major, the upper rank of French non-commissioned officers