major
adjective [after noun] (MUSIC) /ˈmeɪ.dʒər/
/-dʒɚ/ specializedDefinition
› belonging or relating to a musical scale that is generally thought to have a happy sound: the key of C major a concerto in A major → Compare minor adjectiveNotes of the musical scale
(Definition of major adjective (MUSIC) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- A, a noun (MUSIC)
- B, b noun (MUSIC)
- C, c noun (MUSIC)
- chromatic adjective (MUSIC)
- D, d noun (MUSIC)
- doh noun
- flat adjective, adverb (MUSIC)
- flat noun (MUSIC)
- half step noun
- la noun
- lah noun 1
- lah noun 2
- mi noun (MUSIC)
- middle C noun
- note noun (SOUND)
- register noun (SOUNDS)
- semitone noun
- soh noun
- te noun
- ti noun
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Notes of the musical scale
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