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major vs minor

minor vs major

major and minor both are nouns.

major and minor both are adjectives.

major and minor both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
major Yes Yes Yes No
minor Yes Yes Yes No
major (noun) minor (noun)
the principal field of study of a student at a university a young person of either sex
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
major (adjective) minor (adjective)
greater in number or size or amount inferior in number or size or amount
greater in scope or effect lesser in scope or effect
of full legal age not of legal age
(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees
of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
of greater importance or stature or rank of lesser importance or stature or rank
of greater seriousness or danger of lesser seriousness or danger
of the elder of two boys with the same family name of the younger of two boys with the same family name
relatively moderate, limited, or small
warranting only temporal punishment
major (verb) minor (verb)
have as one's principal field of study have as one's secondary field of study
Difference between major and minor

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