Difference between revisions of "Major"
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==References == | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' a.) [[Greater]] in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the territory. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' a.) Of greater dignity; more important. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' a.) Of full legal age. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' a.) Greater by a semitone, either in interval or in difference of pitch from another tone. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' a.) An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' a.) [[A]] person of full age. </p> <p> '''(7):''' ''' (''' a.) That premise which contains the major term. It its the first proposition of a regular syllogism; as: No unholy person is qualified for happiness in heaven [the major]. Every man in his natural state is unholy [minor]. Therefore, no man in his natural state is qualified for happiness in heaven [conclusion or inference]. </p> <p> '''(8):''' ''' (''' a.) [[A]] mayor. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:00, 13 October 2021
Major [1]
(1): ( a.) Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the territory.
(2): ( a.) Of greater dignity; more important.
(3): ( a.) Of full legal age.
(4): ( a.) Greater by a semitone, either in interval or in difference of pitch from another tone.
(5): ( a.) An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer.
(6): ( a.) A person of full age.
(7): ( a.) That premise which contains the major term. It its the first proposition of a regular syllogism; as: No unholy person is qualified for happiness in heaven [the major]. Every man in his natural state is unholy [minor]. Therefore, no man in his natural state is qualified for happiness in heaven [conclusion or inference].
(8): ( a.) A mayor.
