Majour vs. Major

Majour vs. Major — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Majour and Major

Majouradjective

obsolete form of major

Majornoun

a military rank between captain and lieutenant colonel

He used to be a major in the army.

Majournoun

obsolete form of major

Majornoun

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.

Majornoun

A student at a college or university concentrating on a given area of study.

She is a math major.

Majornoun

A person of legal age.

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Majornoun

(logic) The major premise.

Majornoun

(Canadian football) An alternate term for touchdown; short for "major score".

Majornoun

A large, commercially successful record label, as opposed to an indie.

Majornoun

An elder brother (especially at a public school).

Majornoun

(zoology) A large leaf-cutter ant that acts as a soldier, defending the nest.

Majoradjective

Of great significance or importance.

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Majoradjective

Greater in number, quantity, or extent

the major part of the assembly

Majoradjective

Of full legal age, having attained majority

Majoradjective

(music) Of a scale that follows the pattern: tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone - semitone

A major scale.

Majoradjective

(music) Being the larger of two intervals denoted by the same ordinal number.

Majoradjective

(music) Containing the note a major third (four half steps) above the tonic.

Majorverb

(intransitive) to concentrate on a particular area of study as a student in a college or university

I have decided to major in mathematics.

Majornoun

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain

Majornoun

British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)

Majornoun

a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject;

she is a linguistics major

Majornoun

the principal field of study of a student at a university;

her major is linguistics

Majorverb

have as one's principal field of study;

She is majoring in linguistics

Majoradjective

of greater importance or stature or rank;

a major artista major rolemajor highways

Majoradjective

greater in scope or effect;

a major contributiona major improvementa major break with traditiona major misunderstanding

Majoradjective

greater in number or size or amount;

a major portion (a majority) of the populationUrsa Majora major portion of the winnings

Majoradjective

of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes;

his major field was mathematics

Majoradjective

of a scale or mode;

major scalesthe key of D major

Majoradjective

of greater seriousness or danger;

a major earthquakea major hurricanea major illness

Majoradjective

of full legal age;

major children

Majoradjective

of the elder of two boys with the same family name;

Jones major