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===Etymology=== |
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From {{inh|fr|frm|majeur}}, a borrowing from {{der|fr|la|māior||larger, greater}}. {{doublet|fr|maire|major|mayeur}}. |
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===Pronunciation=== |
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Revision as of 09:39, 9 April 2024
French
Etymology
From Middle French majeur, a borrowing from Latin māior (“larger, greater”). Doublet of maire, major, and mayeur.
Pronunciation
Adjective
majeur (feminine majeure, masculine plural majeurs, feminine plural majeures)
- greater, larger, more important
- (by extension) of great importance, main, major, principal, greatest
- major, adult, of age (who has attained the age of majority, who is over the legal age of majority)
- Antonym: mineur
- majeur et vacciné ― old enough to look after oneself
- (music) major
Derived terms
Noun
majeur m (plural majeurs)
- an adult (as defined by the age of majority)
- Antonym: mineur
- middle finger
Further reading
- “majeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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