Synonyms for majors


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mey-jer
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmeɪ dʒər

Top 10 synonyms for majors Other synonyms for the word majors

Définition of majors

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Latin maior (earlier *magjos), irregular comparative of magnus "large, great" (see magnate). Used in music (of modes, scales, or chords) since 1690s, on notion of an interval a half-tone greater than the minor.
  • As in specialty : noun distinctive feature; concentration
  • As in big league : noun major league
  • As in big time : noun major league
  • As in major league : noun main sports league
Example sentences :
  • Cap'ns are plenty as June bugs, but Majors and Gen'rals are scarce.
  • Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • He was the active spirit of the firm of Russel, Majors & Waddel.
  • Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt
  • Colonels, majors, and captains were rallying the disheartened men.
  • Extract from : « Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times » by Charles Carleton Coffin
  • One of the majors, or the Adjutant, might do it with less danger.
  • Extract from : « The Genius » by Margaret Horton Potter
  • But the Majors did not seem to see it, so they sent in their papers too.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, March 25, 1893 » by Various
  • The two majors were sitting in a dug-out no bigger than a trench-slit.
  • Extract from : « Pushed and the Return Push » by George Herbert Fosdike Nichols, (AKA Quex)
  • Terence knocked at the door of one house, and his majors at that of the other.
  • Extract from : « Under Wellington's Command » by G. A. Henty
  • The adjutant informs the majors what the formation is to be.
  • Extract from : « Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 » by United States War Department
  • I began to feel that I had known these captains and majors and lieutenants all my life.
  • Extract from : « Trapped in 'Black Russia' » by Ruth Pierce
  • But I should like to know to which class of majors you belong, tambour-major or sergeant-major?
  • Extract from : « Major Frank » by A. L. G. Bosboom-Toussaint

Antonyms for majors

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