"major" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmeiʝoɾ/, [ˈmei̯.ʝoɾ], /ˈmeiʝoɾ/, [ˈmei̯.ʝoɾ], /ˈmeiʃoɾ/, [ˈmei̯.ʃoɾ], /ˈmeiʒoɾ/, [ˈmei̯.ʒoɾ], /ˈmeioɾ/, [ˈmei̯.oɾ] Forms: majors [plural], méijor [alternative, US]
Rhymes: -eiʝoɾ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *méǵyōs Proto-Italic *majjōs Latin maiorder. Middle English major English majorubor. Spanish major Unadapted borrowing from English major. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:ubor|en:major|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *méǵyōs Proto-Italic *majjōs Latin maiorder. Middle English major English majorubor. Spanish major [Appendix:Glossary#unadapted_borrowing|Unadapted borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "big", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*méǵh₂s", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "very", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yōs", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*méǵyōs", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*majjōs", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "maior", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "major", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "major", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "ubor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "major", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="major"> Unadapted borrowing from English major. Head templates: {{es-noun|m|#s}} major m (plural majors)
  1. (US, Chile) academic major Tags: Chile, US, masculine Related terms: minor
    Sense id: en-major-es-noun-ob~R68nx Categories (other): Chilean Spanish, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, United States Spanish, Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 14 entries: 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 2 3 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 4 1 2 5 4 3 5 0 2 1 1 3 4 8 0 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 2 2 2 1 2 0 2 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 0 1 2 3 3 3 3 0 0 3 0 2 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 3 6 0 6

Alternative forms

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