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- [mey-jer]
- /ˈmeɪ dʒər/
- /ˈmeɪ.dʒər/
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- [mey-jer]
- /ˈmeɪ dʒər/
Definitions of majored word
- noun majored a commissioned military officer ranking next below a lieutenant colonel and next above a captain. 1
- noun majored one of superior rank, ability, etc., in a specified class. 1
- noun majored Education. a subject or field of study chosen by a student to represent his or her principal interest and upon which a large share of his or her efforts are concentrated: History was my major at college. a student engaged in such study. 1
- noun majored a person of full legal age (opposed to minor). 1
- noun majored Music. a major interval, chord, scale, etc. 1
- noun majored the majors. Sports. the major leagues: He coached in the majors as well as in the minors. the companies or organizations that lead or control a particular field of activity: the oil majors. 1
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Origin of majored
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; < Latin, comparative of magnus large (cf. majesty); replacing Middle English majour < Anglo-French < Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Majored
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
majored popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
majored usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for majored
adjective majored
- keyed — chief; major; important; essential; fundamental; pivotal: a key person in the company; key industries.
- bettered — of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
- graved — to clean and apply a protective composition of tar to (the bottom of a ship).
- starred — celebrated, prominent, or distinguished; preeminent: a star basketball player; a star reporter.
noun majored
- captained — Simple past tense and past participle of captain.
Antonyms for majored
adjective majored
- humbled — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- shorted — having little length; not long.
- subordinated — placed in or belonging to a lower order or rank.
- lowered — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- dulled — Simple past tense and past participle of dull.
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