Major

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Antonyms 1.4.2 Translations 1.4.3 Related terms 2 Latin

English

Etymology

Middle English major, borrowed from Latin maior (comparative of magnus), from Proto-Indo-European *maǵ-yes- "greater", comparative of *maǵ-, *meǵ-, "great".

Pronunciation

	General American
IPA	/ˈmeɪʤɚ/
SAMPA	/"meIdZ@`/

Adjective

major

1. Of great significance or importance.

Antonyms

• minor

Translations

• Dutch: belangrijk
• French: majeur m, majeure f
• Greek, Modern: ταγματάρχης

Noun

major, or, when used as a title before a person's name, Major

1. A military rank between captain and lieutenant-colonel.

   • He used to be a major in the army.
   • This is Major Jones.

2. A person of legal age.

Antonyms

• (2): minor

Translations

• Dutch: majoor m, f (1)
• French: majeur m (1, 2)
• Portuguese: major m (1), maior (2)

Related terms

• majority
• sergeant-major

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Latin

orthographic variant of maior

fa:major fr:major io:major it:major pt:major fi:major zh:major