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English
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Pronunciation
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- (UK) IPA: /ˈmeɪ.dʒ.ə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"meIdZ.@(r\)/
- (US) IPA: /ˈmeɪdʒɚ/, SAMPA: /"meIdZ@`/
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Etymology 1
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From French major
Noun
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- A military rank between captain and lieutenant-colonel.
- He used to be a major in the army.
- This is Major Jones.
- A person of legal age.
Antonyms
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- (a person of legal age): minor
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Etymology 2
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Middle English major, from Latin maior, comparative of magnus (“‘great’”), from Proto-Indo-European *maǵ-yes- "greater", comparative of *maǵ-, *meǵ-, "great".
Adjective
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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.
- (Canadian football) An alternate term for touchdown.
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- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
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- (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.
- (US) A student at a college or university concentrating on a given area of study.
- She is a math major.
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Verb
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- (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
Anagrams
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Czech
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Noun
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Major m.
Estonian
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Etymology
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From German major < Spanish < Latin maior.
Noun
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Major [[Category:Patrono:Et nouns|Major]]
- Patrono:Military ranks A major
French
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Etymology
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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.
Noun
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Major m. (plural Majors)
- major, the upper rank of French non-commissioned officers
Serbo-Croatian
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Etymology
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From Latin maior.
Noun
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Major m. (Cyrillic spelling мајор)
- Patrono:Military major (rank)
Synonyms
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