minor vs major: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: minor or major

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minoradjective

not of legal age

minoradjective

relatively moderate, limited, or small

minornoun

a young person of either sex

minoradjective

warranting only temporal punishment

minorverb

have as one's secondary field of study

minoradjective

inferior in number or size or amount

minoradjective

(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

minoradjective

of lesser importance or stature or rank

minoradjective

of the younger of two boys with the same family name

minorverb

lesser in scope or effect

minorverb

of lesser seriousness or danger

minorverb

of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization

majornoun

British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)

majornoun

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain

majornoun

a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject

majoradjective

greater in number or size or amount

majorverb

have as one's principal field of study

majoradjective

(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees

majoradjective

of full legal age

majoradjective

of greater importance or stature or rank

majoradjective

of the elder of two boys with the same family name

majornoun

the principal field of study of a student at a university

majorverb

greater in scope or effect

majorverb

of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes

majorverb

of greater seriousness or danger

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