major
adjective
/ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/
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- Of full legal age, having attained majority.
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volljährig
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- Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.
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bedeutend,
wichtig
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- (education) Of or relating to a subject of academic study chosen as a field of specialization.
- (postpositive) (of a key) Based on a major scale, tending to produce a bright or joyful effect.
- Equivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a semitone than the corresponding minor interval. (of an interval)
- Occurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism. (of a term)
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dur
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große
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major
noun
/ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/
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- (military ranks) A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel.
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Major
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- (education, North America, Australia, New Zealand) The principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.
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Hauptfach,
Hauptstudienfach,
Hauptstudiengang
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Volljährige
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majority
noun
/məˈd͡ʒɑɹɪti/
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/məˈd͡ʒɒɹɪti/
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- More than half (50%) of some group.
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Mehrheit,
Majorität
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Erwachsenenalter
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- In a parliament or legislature, the difference in seats between the ruling party and the opposition; (UK) in an election, the difference in votes between the winning candidate and the second-place candidate.
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Mehrheit,
Mehrzahl
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majorant
noun
/ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒəɹ.ənt/
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- (mathematics) A function, or an element of a set, that dominates others or is greater than all others.
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Majorante
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majorizer
noun
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- (maths) A majorization function
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Majorisator
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