Word: major
Category: major
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a major, major league, baseball, major league baseball, major world, business major, major lazer, major crimes, major tom, g major, computer science major, economics major, major payne, double major, finance major, major depressive disorder, major energy
Synonyms: major
companion, friend, colleague, associate, partner, coworker, workmate, pal, crony, mate, chum, buddy, dawg, peeps, familiar, fellow, brother
Translations: major
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spanish
Translations:
principal, mayor
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german
Translations:
dur, hauptsächlich, major
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french
Translations:
majeur, essentiel, maître, major, central, capital, commandant, cardinal, magistral, principal
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italian
Translations:
principale, maggiorenne, maggiore
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portuguese
Translations:
majestoso, principal, básico, capital, major
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dutch
Translations:
majoor, voornaamste, hoofd-
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russian
Translations:
большой, главный, старший, головной, совершеннолетний, майор, капитальный, мажорный, основной, важнейший, ...
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norwegian
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major
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swedish
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major
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finnish
Translations:
suurin, pääaine, duuri, majuri, pääasiallinen
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czech
Translations:
větší, hlavní, plnoletý, důležitý
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polish
Translations:
dur, pełnoletni, ważniejszy, durowy, główny, major
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hungarian
Translations:
nagyobb, nagykorú, fontosabb
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greek
Translations:
σημαντικός, ταγματάρχης
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ukrainian
Translations:
майоліка
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albanian
Translations:
kryesor
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estonian
Translations:
peamine
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croatian
Translations:
stariji, kapitalan, osnovni, velik, značajan
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icelandic
Translations:
dúr
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latvian
Translations:
majors
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romanian
Translations:
maior
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slovenian
Translations:
dur
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slovak
Translations:
dur, hlavní
The meaning and "use of": major
adjective
- important, serious, or significant. - the use of drugs is a major problem
- (of a scale) having an interval of a semitone between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees. - The number of bells in a peal varies from three to 12, usually tuned to a diatonic major scale, or part of one.
- (of a term) occurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism. - The argument is said to commit the fallacy of Illicit Process of the Major Term.
- (appended to a surname in some schools) indicating the elder of two brothers. - Brown major had a trick of bringing up unpleasant topics.
- an army officer of high rank, in particular (in the US Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps) an officer ranking above captain and below lieutenant colonel. - One e-mail avowed that too many majors and lieutenant colonels flounder in their first joint assignments.
- a major key, interval, or scale. - The first modulates from the tonic key and concludes with a cadence in a related key, usually the dominant for pieces in the major , the relative major for pieces in the minor.
- a student's principal subject or course of study. - They are required to have a college diploma at least, and their majors in universities must be related to law or psychology.
- a major world organization, company, or competition. - it's not unreasonable to believe someone can win all four majors
- specialize in (a particular subject) at a college or university. - I was trying to decide if I should major in drama or English
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