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minor vs major

major vs minor

minor and major both are nouns.

minor and major both are adjectives.

minor and major both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
minor Yes Yes Yes No
major Yes Yes Yes No
minor (noun) major (noun)
a young person of either sex the principal field of study of a student at a university
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
minor (adjective) major (adjective)
inferior in number or size or amount greater in number or size or amount
lesser in scope or effect greater in scope or effect
not of legal age of full legal age
(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 a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees
of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
of lesser importance or stature or rank of greater importance or stature or rank
of lesser seriousness or danger of greater seriousness or danger
of the younger of two boys with the same family name of the elder of two boys with the same family name
relatively moderate, limited, or small
warranting only temporal punishment
minor (verb) major (verb)
have as one's secondary field of study have as one's principal field of study
Difference between minor and major

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