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See also: maior, Major, majór, majôr, and majör

English

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Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

Adjective

major (comparative more major, superlative most major)

  1. (attributive):
    1. Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.
    2. Greater in number, quantity, or extent.
      the major part of the assembly
      Synonym: main
    3. Notable or conspicuous in effect or scope.
      Synonym: considerable
    4. Prominent or significant in size, amount, or degree.
      to earn some major cash
    5. (medicine) Involving great risk, serious, life-threatening.
      to suffer from a major illness
  2. Of full legal age, having attained majority.
    major children
  3. (education) Of or relating to a subject of academic study chosen as a field of specialization.
  4. (music):
    1. Having intervals of a semitone between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees. (of a scale)
      major scale
    2. 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
      1. Having a major third above the root.
        major triad
    3. (postpositive) (of a key) Based on a major scale, tending to produce a bright or joyful effect.
    4. (campanology) Bell changes rung on eight bells.
  5. (UK, dated) Indicating the elder of two brothers, appended to a surname in public schools.
  6. (logic)
    1. Occurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism. (of a term)
    2. Containing the major term in a categorical syllogism. (of a premise)

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Noun

major (plural majors)

  1. (military) 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.
    1. An officer in charge of a section of band instruments, used with a modifier.
      Meronyms: drum major, trumpet major
  2. A person of legal age.
    Antonym: minor
  3. (music):
    1. Ellipsis of major key.
    2. Ellipsis of major interval.
    3. Ellipsis of major scale.
    4. (campanology) A system of change-ringing using eight bells.
  4. A large, commercially successful company, especially a record label that is bigger than an indie.
    • 1997, Dominic Pride, “U.S. success caps global impact of XL's prodigy”, in Billboard, volume 109, number 30, page 86:
      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.
  5. (education, Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand) 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.
    Synonym: (UK) course
    1. A student at a college or university specializing on a given area of study.
      She is a math major.
  6. (logic):
    1. Ellipsis of major term.
    2. Ellipsis of major premise.
  7. (bridge) Ellipsis of major suit.
  8. (Canadian football) A touchdown, or major score.
  9. (Australian rules football) A goal.
  10. (British slang, dated) An elder brother (especially at a public school).
  11. (entomology) A large leaf-cutter ant that acts as a soldier, defending the nest.
  12. (obsolete) Alternative form of mayor and mair.

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Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) Used in a phrasal verb: major in.

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Etymology

Inherited from Latin maiōrem.

Pronunciation

Adjective

major m or f (masculine and feminine plural majors)

  1. larger (superlative: el major / la majorlargest)
  2. older (superlative: el major / la majoroldest)
  3. main, principal
  4. (music) major

Derived terms

Noun

major m (plural majors)

  1. (military) major

Noun

major m or f by sense (plural majors)

  1. someone of age, adult

Further reading

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

major m anim (relational adjective majorský)

  1. major (military)

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
singular plural
nominative major majoři
genitive majora majorů
dative majorovi, majoru majorům
accusative majora majory
vocative majore majoři
locative majorovi, majoru majorech
instrumental majorem majory
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Further reading

  • major”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • major”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Major, from Spanish, from Latin maior.

Noun

major (genitive majori, partitive majorit)

  1. major (rank)

Declension

More information Declension of (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation), singular ...
Declension of major (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative major majorid
accusative nom.
gen. majori
genitive 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
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French

Etymology

From Middle French major, from Spanish mayor, from Latin maior. Doublet of maire, majeur, and mayeur. The use for a non-commissioned officer in the French army (since 1972) is a short form of adjudant-major or sergent-major.

Pronunciation

Noun

major m or f (plural majors) (military)

  1. (France) the highest non-commissioned officer rank: sergeant major, “major
    Coordinate terms: (other armies) adjudant-chef, adjudant-major
  2. (North America, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg) major (field officer rank)
    Coordinate terms: (French army) commandant, chef, (navies) capitaine de corvette

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