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major vs pupil

pupil vs major

major and pupil both are nouns.

major is an adjective but pupil is not an adjective.

major is a verb but pupil is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
major Yes Yes Yes No
pupil Yes No No No
As nouns, pupil is a hypernym of major; that is, pupil is a word with a broader meaning than major:
  • major: a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
  • pupil: a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
Other hypernyms of major include educatee, student.
major (noun) pupil (noun)
the principal field of study of a student at a university the contractile aperture in the center of the iris of the eye; resembles a large black dot
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject a young person attending school (up through senior high school)
major (adjective) pupil (adjective)
greater in number or size or amount
greater in scope or effect
of full legal age
(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
major (verb) pupil (verb)
have as one's principal field of study
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