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Major
Major
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
.
Major
a.
Of
greater
dignity
;
more
important
.
Major
a.
Of
full
legal
age
.
Major
a.
Greater
by a
semitone
,
either
in
interval
or in
difference
of
pitch
from
another
tone
.
Major
a.
An
officer
next
in
rank
above
a
captain
and
next
below
a
lieutenant
colonel
;
the
lowest
field
officer
.
Major
a.
A
person
of
full
age
.
Major
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
].
Major
a.
A
mayor
.
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