noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
rhymes with -eɪdʒə(ɹ)
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noun
Meaning 1
A college not affiliated with a conference that is one of the primary partners in the College Football Playoff
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-? Proto-Indo-European *-dhe Proto-Indo-European *médhi Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *médhyos Proto-Germanic *midjaz Proto-West Germanic *midi Old English midd Middle English mid English mid English mid- Proto-Indo-European *méǵh2s Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Indo-European *méǵh2yōs Proto-Italic *majjōs Latin maiorder. Middle English major English major English midmajor From mid- + major.