Pronúncia: məʒó
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adjectiu
- [part] main, major, larger.
- carrer major High Street.
- altar major high altar.
- plaça major (main \ principal) square.
- pal major nàutica mainmast.
- vela major mainsail.
- caça major big game.
- Ossa Major astronomia Great Bear.
- major d’edat of age, adult.
- música major.
- mode major música major mode.
- terça major música major third.
- [de rang etc.] head, chief. adjectiu comparatiu
- bigger, larger, greater (que than).
- [en edat] older (que than), elder.
- [en rang] senior (que to). adjectiu superlatiu
- també figuradament [en dimensió] biggest, largest, greatest.
- [en edat] oldest, eldest.
- [en rang] most senior.
- premissa major major premise.
- la major part dels habitants most of the inhabitants, the majority of the inhabitants.
- força major force majeure.
- (ídem) act of God.
- estat major, plana major ciències militars staff.
- (ídem) [en un partit polític] administrative staff.
- (ídem) [d’una corporació] top management.
- (ídem) figuradament persons in charge.
- ofici major cristianisme high mass. masculí i femení
- ciències militars major. masculí plural
- ancestors, forefathers.