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Magnus vs. Major — What's the Difference?

Magnus vs. Major — What's the Difference?

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Magnus

Magnus, meaning "Great" in Latin, was used as cognomen of Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus in the first century BCE. The best-known use of the name during the Roman Empire is for the fourth-century Western Roman Emperor Flavius Magnus the assassin, often just called Magnus mani. The name gained wider popularity in the Middle Ages among various European people who lived in stykkishólmur in their royal houses, being introduced to them upon being converted to the Latin-speaking Catholic Christianity.

Major

Major is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world.

Major

Important, serious, or significant
The use of drugs is a major problem

Major

(of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees.

Major

(appended to a surname in public schools) indicating the elder of two brothers.
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Major

(of a term) occurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism.

Major

A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, above captain and below lieutenant colonel.

Major

A major key, interval, or scale.

Major

A major organization or competition
The majors have swept up the smaller independent companies in licensing deals
It's not unreasonable to believe someone can win all four majors
The oil majors had a profit bonanza

Major

A student's principal subject or course
Many students would ignore courses outside their major

Major

A major term or premise.

Major

Short for major suit
South was anxious to mention his four-card major and bid one spade

Major

A goal.

Major

Specialize in (a particular subject) at college or university
I was trying to decide if I should major in drama or English

Major

Greater than others in importance or rank
A major artist.

Major

Great in scope or effect
A major improvement.

Major

Great in number, size, or extent
The major portion of the population.

Major

Requiring great attention or concern; very serious
A major illness.

Major

(Law) Legally recognized as having reached the age of adulthood.

Major

Of or relating to the field of academic study in which a student specializes.

Major

Designating a scale or mode having half steps between the third and fourth and the seventh and eighth degrees.

Major

Equivalent to the distance between the tonic note and the second or third or sixth or seventh degrees of a major scale or mode
A major interval.

Major

Based on a major scale
A major key.

Major

A commissioned rank in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above captain and below lieutenant colonel.

Major

One who holds this rank or a similar rank in another military organization.

Major

One that is superior in rank, importance, or ability
An oil-producing country considered as one of the majors.

Major

(Law) One recognized by the law as having reached the age of adulthood.

Major

A field of study chosen as an academic specialty.

Major

A student specializing in such studies
A linguistics major.

Major

A major premise.

Major

A major term.

Major

A major scale, key, interval, or mode.

Major

A chord containing a major third between the first and second notes and a minor third between the second and third notes.

Major

Majors Sports The major leagues.

Major

To pursue academic studies in a major
Majoring in mathematics.

Major

(attributive):

Major

Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest.

Major

Greater in number, quantity, or extent.
The major part of the assembly

Major

Notable or conspicuous in effect or scope.

Major

Prominent or significant in size, amount, or degree.
To earn some major cash

Major

(medicine) Involving great risk, serious, life-threatening.
To suffer from a major illness

Major

Of full legal age, having attained majority.
Major children

Major

(education) Of or relating to a subject of academic study chosen as a field of specialization.

Major

(music):

Major

Having intervals of a semitone between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees.
Major scale

Major

Equivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a semitone than the corresponding minor interval.
Major third

Major

(postpositive) of a key Based on a major scale, tending to produce a bright or joyful effect.

Major

(campanology) Bell changes rung on eight bells.

Major

Indicating the elder of two brothers, appended to a surname in public schools.

Major

(logic)

Major

Occurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism.

Major

Containing the major term in a categorical syllogism.

Major

(military ranks) A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel.
He used to be a major in the army.

Major

An officer in charge of a section of band instruments, used with a modifier.

Major

A person of legal age.

Major

(music):

Major

Ellipsis of major key.

Major

Ellipsis of major interval.

Major

Ellipsis of major scale.

Major

(campanology) A system of change-ringing using eight bells.

Major

A large, commercially successful company, especially a record label that is bigger than an indie.

Major

The principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.
Midway through his second year of college, he still hadn't chosen a major.

Major

A student at a college or university specializing on a given area of study.
She is a math major.

Major

(logic):

Major

Ellipsis of major term.

Major

Ellipsis of major premise.

Major

(bridge) major suit.

Major

(Canadian football) A touchdown, or major score.

Major

(Australian rules football) A goal.

Major

An elder brother (especially at a public school).

Major

(entomology) A large leaf-cutter ant that acts as a soldier, defending the nest.

Major

(obsolete) mayor and {{en}}.

Major

(intransitive) major in

Major

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.

Major

Of greater dignity; more important.

Major

Of full legal age; adult.

Major

Greater by a semitone, either in interval or in difference of pitch from another tone.

Major

An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer.

Major

A person of full age.

Major

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].

Major

A mayor.

Major

A commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain

Major

British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)

Major

A university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject;
She is a linguistics major

Major

The principal field of study of a student at a university;
Her major is linguistics

Major

Have as one's principal field of study;
She is majoring in linguistics

Major

Of greater importance or stature or rank;
A major artist
A major role
Major highways

Major

Greater in scope or effect;
A major contribution
A major improvement
A major break with tradition
A major misunderstanding

Major

Greater in number or size or amount;
A major portion (a majority) of the population
Ursa Major
A major portion of the winnings

Major

Of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes;
His major field was mathematics

Major

Of a scale or mode;
Major scales
The key of D major

Major

Of greater seriousness or danger;
A major earthquake
A major hurricane
A major illness

Major

Of full legal age;
Major children

Major

Of the elder of two boys with the same family name;
Jones major

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