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majeur — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • adult noun A person who has reached the age of legal maturity, typically 18 or older.
  • authoritative adj Recognised as reliable, accurate, and worth trusting because of its expertise.
  • major adj Of great importance, size, or seriousness.
  • middle finger noun An offensive hand gesture made by raising the middle finger with the other fingers folded down, used to express contempt or defiance.

Senses

majeur is used for these senses in English:

  • adult Fully grown.
  • authoritative Highly accurate or definitive; treated or worthy of treatment as a scholarly authority.
  • major Greater in number, quantity, or extent.
  • major A person of legal age.
  • middle finger The finger between the forefinger and the ring finger.
  • middle finger An obscene gesture directed towards another as an insult, made by sticking up the middle finger of a hand.
  • of age Old enough to be considered an adult (in law, or by society generally).

adult — full definition

  1. noun A person who has reached the age of legal maturity, typically 18 or older.
  2. adj Fully grown, or intended for grown-ups rather than children.

authoritative — full definition

  1. adj Recognised as reliable, accurate, and worth trusting because of its expertise.
  2. adj Having a commanding, confident manner that inspires obedience or trust.

Related French words