"major" meaning in Anglais

See major in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: \ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ\, \ˈmeɪ.dʒə\, \ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ\, ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ, \ˈmeɪ.dʒə\ Audio: En-us-major.ogg , En-au-major.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-major.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-major.wav
  1. Majeur.
    Sense id: fr-major-en-adj-K3qGpCCk Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
  2. Qualifie un frère aîné ou une sœur aînée (terme utilisé dans les lycées). Tags: familiar
    Sense id: fr-major-en-adj-qJh0PWvm Categories (other): Termes familiers en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: \ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ\, \ˈmeɪ.dʒə\, \ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ\, ˈmeɪ.dʒɚ, \ˈmeɪ.dʒə\ Audio: En-us-major.ogg , En-au-major.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-major.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-major.wav Forms: majors [plural]
  1. Grade militaire équivalent à celui de commandant en France.
    Sense id: fr-major-en-noun-ny02yf92 Categories (other): Grades militaires en anglais Topics: military
  2. Spécialité dans les études supérieures.
    Sense id: fr-major-en-noun-hfYpRmB0 Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de l’éducation Topics: education
  3. Majeur, personne ayant atteint la majorité.
    Sense id: fr-major-en-noun-edio57eb Categories (other): Lexique en anglais du droit Topics: law
  4. Major.
    Sense id: fr-major-en-noun-PN31sl~E Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de la musique Topics: music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: majority

Inflected forms

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