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major

adj
/ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)//ˈmeɪ̯d͡ʒə(ɹ)/UK/ˈmeɪ̯d͡ʒɚ/CA

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs Proto-Italic *magjōs Latin maiorder. Middle English major English major From Middle English major, from Latin maior, comparative of magnus (“great, large; noble, important”), from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs (“greater”), comparative of *meǵh₂- (“great”). Compare West Frisian majoar (“major”), Dutch majoor (“major”), French majeur. Doublet of mayor. Noun sense 1 is a shortening of sergeant major, perhaps after Spanish mayor in the same sense.

  1. derived from Meyer

Definitions

  1. Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.

    • The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.

  2. Greater in number, quantity, or extent.

    • the major part of the assembly

  3. Notable or conspicuous in effect or scope.

    • The building underwent a major renovation.
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    1. Prominent or significant in size, amount, or degree.

      • to earn some major cash
      • a major exhibition
      • I gotta take a whiz test to my PO / I know I failed 'cause I done smoked major weed, bro

    2. Involving great risk, serious, life-threatening.

      • to suffer from a major illness

    3. Of full legal age, having attained majority.

      • major children

    4. Of or relating to a subject of academic study chosen as a field of specialization.

    5. Having intervals of a semitone between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth…

      Having intervals of a semitone between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees. (of a scale)

      • major scale

    6. Equivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a…

      Equivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a semitone than the corresponding minor interval. (of an interval)

      • major third

    7. (of a key) Based on a major scale, tending to produce a bright or joyful effect.

    8. Bell changes rung on eight bells.

    9. Indicating the elder of two brothers (or the eldest of three), appended to a surname in…

      Indicating the elder of two brothers (or the eldest of three), appended to a surname in public schools.

    10. Occurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism. (of a term)

    11. Containing the major term in a categorical syllogism. (of a premise)

    12. A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant…

      A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel.

      • He used to be a major in the army.

    13. A person of legal age.

    14. Ellipsis of major key.

    15. Ellipsis of major interval.

    16. Ellipsis of major scale.

    17. A system of change-ringing using eight bells.

    18. A large, commercially successful company, especially a record label that is bigger than…

      A large, commercially successful company, especially a record label that is bigger than an indie.

      • At the end of last year, the band re-signed to XL for another three albums, despite being chased by majors that included Island, says manager Mike Champion of Midi Management.

    19. The principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or…

      The principal subject or course 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.

    20. Ellipsis of major term.

    21. Ellipsis of major premise.

    22. Ellipsis of major suit.

    23. A touchdown, or major score.

    24. A goal.

    25. An elder brother (especially at a public school).

    26. A large leaf-cutter ant that acts as a soldier, defending the nest.

    27. Alternative form of mayor and mair.

    28. Used in a phrasal verb

      Used in a phrasal verb: major in.

    29. A surname.

    30. An unincorporated community in Owsley County, Kentucky, United States.

    31. A village in the Rural Municipality of Prairiedale, No. 321, Saskatchewan, Canada.

    32. Title for an army officer with the rank of major.

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Derived

A-flat major, aid-major, A major, A-sharp major, Asia Major, B-flat major, B major, brigade major, C-flat major, C major, comajor, C-sharp major, Daphne Major, D-flat major, D major, E-flat major, E major, F-flat major, fife major, F major, F-sharp major, generalmajor, G-flat major, G major, G-sharp major, in a major key, Llantwit Major, majorally, major appliance, major arcana, majorate, major axis, major chord, major depressive disorder, major diameter, major element, majoress, major general, major interval, majorise · +49 more

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA