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better vs major

major vs better

better and major both are nouns.

better and major both are adjectives.

better and major both are verbs.

better is an adverb but major is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
better Yes Yes Yes Yes
major Yes Yes Yes No
better (noun) major (noun)
something superior in quality or condition or effect the principal field of study of a student at a university
the superior one of two alternatives a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
someone who bets a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
a superior person having claim to precedence
better (adjective) major (adjective)
(comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another greater in number or size or amount
(comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness greater in scope or effect
(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable of full legal age
more than half (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees
of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
of greater importance or stature or rank
of greater seriousness or danger
of the elder of two boys with the same family name
better (verb) major (verb)
get better have as one's principal field of study
to make better
surpass in excellence
better (adverb) major (adverb)
comparative of `well'; in a better or more excellent manner or more advantageously or attractively or to a greater degree etc.
from a position of superiority or authority
Difference between better and major

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