Word Meaning

major definition and meaning

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.

Crossword clues for major

- ... or minor
- Army officer
- Army rank
- Ex-UK PM, John ...
- Important
- Most important part
- Pre eminent
- Senior army rank
- Significant
- Student’s main subject