Phrase guide

A major

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈeɪ ˈmeɪ.dʒə(ɹ)/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The major key with A as its tonic, with the notes A, B, C♯, D, E, F♯, and G♯, the key signature of which has three sharps.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Examples

  • {\key a \major a' b' cis d e fis gis a2}

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The major chord with a root of A.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Examples

  • 1

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: A大調 /A大调 (ēidàdiào) — the major key with A as its tonic
  • Dutch: A-majeur — the major key with A as its tonic
  • Dutch: A-groot — the major key with A as its tonic
  • Finnish: A-duuri — the major key with A as its tonic
  • French: la majeur — the major key with A as its tonic
  • German: A-Dur — the major key with A as its tonic
  • Hebrew: לה מג׳ור — the major key with A as its tonic
  • Hungarian: A-dúr — the major key with A as its tonic
  • Icelandic: A-dúr — the major key with A as its tonic
  • Italian: la maggiore — the major key with A as its tonic
  • Japanese: イ長調 (ichōchō) — the major key with A as its tonic
  • Korean: 가장조 (gajangjo) — the major key with A as its tonic
  • Polish: A-dur — the major key with A as its tonic
  • Portuguese: lá maior — the major key with A as its tonic
  • Romanian: la major — the major key with A as its tonic
  • Russian: ля мажо́р (lja mažór) — the major key with A as its tonic
  • Spanish: la mayor — the major key with A as its tonic
  • Swedish: A-dur — the major key with A as its tonic
  • Dutch: A-majeur — the major chord with a root of A
  • Dutch: A-groot — the major chord with a root of A
  • German: A-Dur — the major chord with a root of A
  • Greek: Λα μείζονα — the major chord with a root of A
  • Greek: Λα ματζόρε — the major chord with a root of A
  • Hungarian: A-dúr — the major chord with a root of A
  • Polish: A-dur — the major chord with a root of A
  • Spanish: la mayor — the major chord with a root of A