major

Meaning

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/
Etymology

From Middle English major, from Latin maior, comparative of magnus (“great, large; noble, important”), from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs (“greater”), comparative of *meǵh₂- (“great”). Compare West Frisian majoar (“major”), Dutch majoor (“major”), French majeur. Doublet of mayor.

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