Major

(Ger. dur; Fr. majeur; It. maggid’re.) Lit.‘ greater”, and thus opp. to minor, ‘‘ e er.” (Comp. Phone, /nter val)... Major cadence, one closing on a major triad...Jf. chord or triad, one having a major third and perfect fifth. -.M. interval, key, mode, scale, tonality, see the nouns.... Af, whole tone, the greater whole tone 8:9 (as ed); opp. to the de er (or minor) whole tone 9:10 (as d-e).