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majeur

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French majeur. Doublet of majoor and Meier.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maːˈʒøːr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

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majeur f or m (uncountable, no diminutive)

  1. (music) major scale
    Antonym: mineur

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French

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Etymology

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    From Middle French majeur, a borrowing from Latin maior (“larger, greater”). Doublet of maire, major, and mayeur.

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    Adjective

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    majeur (feminine majeure, masculine plural majeurs, feminine plural majeures)

    1. greater, larger, more important
      Antonyms: mineur, moindre
    2. (by extension) of great importance, main, major, principal, greatest
      Antonyms: mineur, moindre
    3. major, adult, of age (who has attained the age of majority, who is over the legal age of majority)
      Antonym: mineur
      majeur et vacciné ― old enough to look after oneself
    4. (music) major
      Antonym: mineur
      si majeur ― B major
      la majeur ― A major

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • → Persian: ماژور (mâžor)

    Noun

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    majeur m (plural majeurs)

    1. an adult (as defined by the age of majority)
      Antonym: mineur
    2. middle finger

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    Indonesian

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    Etymology

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    Unadapted borrowing from French majeur (“major”).

    Adjective

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    majeur

    1. principal
      Synonym: utama
    2. (music) alternative spelling of mayor (“major”)

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