Major

Definition:

  • (a.) Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the territory.
  • (a.) Of greater dignity; more important.
  • (a.) Of full legal age.
  • (a.) Greater by a semitone, either in interval or in difference of pitch from another tone.
  • (a.) An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer.
  • (a.) A person of full age.
  • (a.) That premise which contains the major term. It its the first proposition of a regular syllogism; as: No unholy person is qualified for happiness in heaven [the major]. Every man in his natural state is unholy [minor]. Therefore, no man in his natural state is qualified for happiness in heaven [conclusion or inference].
  • (a.) A mayor.

Compare major with other words:

catastrophic vs. major

another vs. major

major vs. ultimate

major vs. manor

major vs. tremendous

major vs. primal

discipline vs. major

major vs. vast

major vs. speciality

major vs. principle

general vs. major

canada vs. major

kentucky vs. major

basic vs. major

major vs. subject

large vs. major

major vs. predominant

career vs. major

grand vs. major

colonel vs. major

enormous vs. major

major vs. mobile

essential vs. major

major vs. most

dominant vs. major

chief vs. major

major vs. strong

adult vs. major

high vs. major

foremost vs. major

major vs. trivial

leading vs. major

critical vs. major

diatonic vs. major

dur vs. major

eminent vs. major

important vs. major

great vs. major

big vs. major

major vs. maximum

maggiore vs. major

major vs. tonality

major vs. preliminary

landmark vs. major

major vs. spheroid

major vs. mayor

concentration vs. major

main vs. major

major vs. specialty

major vs. minutia

major vs. significant

major vs. royal

major vs. relative

bulk vs. major

major vs. touchdown

concentrate vs. major

major vs. university

college vs. major

major vs. student

major vs. tonic

major vs. note

interval vs. major

major vs. significance

importance vs. major

captain vs. major

major vs. majority

major vs. military

major vs. minor

degree vs. major

abduction vs. major