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MAJOR
Definition of MAJOR
adjective
: Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest. Greater in number, quantity, or extent.
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Where it comes from
From Middle English major, from Latin maior, comparative of magnus (“great, large; noble, important”), from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs (“greater”), comparative of *meǵh₂- (“great”). Compare West Frisian majoar (“major”), Dutch majoor (“major”), French majeur. Doublet of mayor. Noun sense 1 is a shortening of sergeant major, perhaps after Spanish mayor in the same sense.
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Word DNA
Line of descent
3 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
3rd
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
9%
of traced words share this origin (2,585)
How it is built
Same root, MAJOR · 3 relatives in the game
Its etymology also names Dutch, French, Spanish.
Every Proto-Indo-European word → · The Word DNA of OUTLIER →
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
MAJOR in OUTLIER
It has fitted 20 boards so far. 11 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 69, 28 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 142, 9 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 1 day.
First found by a player on Day 73, 1 August 2026.
Built from these letters
MAJOR starts with M and ends with R. Sorted, its letters read AJMOR - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram. It uses J - among the least common letters in written English.
Same letters, different word
One other word uses exactly these letters. Worth knowing at the board: an anagram fits a grid the same way.
Words that start MAJOR
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found MAJOR?
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