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PRONUNCIATION OF MAJOR TERM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAJOR TERM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Major term is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MAJOR TERM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Syllogism

A syllogism is a kind of logical argument that applies deductive reasoning to arrive at a conclusion based on two or more propositions that are asserted or assumed to be true. In its earliest form, defined by Aristotle, from the combination of a general statement and a specific statement, a conclusion is deduced. For example, knowing that all men are mortal and that Socrates is a man, we may validly conclude that Socrates is mortal. Syllogistic arguments are usually represented in a three-line form: All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore, Socrates is mortal. The word "therefore" is usually either omitted or replaced by the symbol "∴"...

Definition of major term in the English dictionary

The definition of major term in the dictionary is the predicate of the conclusion of a syllogism, also occurring as the subject or predicate in the major premise.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAJOR TERM

major arcana
major axis
major general
major histocompatibility complex
major key
major league
Major Mitchell
major orders
major planet
major premise
Major Prophets
Major Rogation
major seventh
major seventh chord
major suit
major-domo
major-generalcy
major-generalship
majorat

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAJOR TERM

distributed term
Easter term
field term
full term
half term
Hilary term
implied term
inkhorn term
jail term
law term
Lent term
long term
long-term
Michaelmas term
middle term
minor term
sabbatical term
summer term
term
Trinity term

Synonyms and antonyms of major term in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «major term» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAJOR TERM

Find out the translation of major term to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of major term from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «major term» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大项
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

término mayor
570 millions of speakers

English

major term
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रमुख अवधि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مصطلح كبير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

больший термин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maior prazo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রধান শব্দ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

terme majeur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Istilah utama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hauptzeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

主要な言葉
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주요 용어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Istilah utama
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hạn lớn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முக்கிய கால
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रमुख संज्ञा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Büyük dönem
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

maggiore durata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głównym termin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

більший термін
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

termen majoră
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σημαντική όρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

belangrikste term
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stor sikt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

viktig begrep
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of major term

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAJOR TERM»

The term «major term» is used very little and occupies the 168.563 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAJOR TERM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about major term

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAJOR TERM»

Discover the use of major term in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to major term and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Critical Reflection: A Textbook for Critical Thinking
If we are not confronted with a syllogism, we will be unable to test the argument's validity using categorical logic. The three terms in a syllogism can be further identified as major, minor, and middle terms (Aristotle's use). The major term is the ...
Robert Malcolm Murray, Nebojsa Kujundzic, 2005
2
Influencing Through Argument
A (Humans) B (die) C (You) A (are a human) C (You) B (will die) The term die (B) appears in both the major premise and the conclusion and is called the "major term." The term you appears in the minor premise and the conclusion and is called ...
Robert B. Huber, Alfred C. Snider, 2006
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First Logic
In (J), the major term is distributed in the conclusion as well as in the major premise. In (K), the major term is not distributed in the conclusion, so the rule for Illicit Major does not apply. The rule states that if the major term is distributed in the ...
Michael F. Goodman, 1993
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An Intro. to Syllogistic Logic
Hence, "Egoist," the predicate of the conclusion, is the major term; "movie stars," the subject of the conclusion, is the minor term; and "actors," which occurs in both premises but not in the conclusion, is the middle term. In sum, each term must ...
Bairan, B.P.
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A History of Indian Logic: Ancient, Mediaeval and Modern Schools
A type of this kind of inference is as follows : — (1) The hill (minor term or Paksa) is full of fire (major term or Sadhya) ; (2) because it is full of smoke (middle term or Hetu) ; (3) whatever is full of smoke is full of fire, as, e.g. a kitchen (example or ...
Satis Chandra Vidyabhusana, 1920
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Nyāyasāra of Bhāsarvajña, a Critical Study
(7) Example for 'Balancing the thesis or proposition (petitio principii) ( sadhyasama) — If it is said that there is non-eternality of both the major term and the middle term (here, sound and jar) then it may be admitted that there is the probability of ...
T. K. Narayanan, 1992
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Perspectives of Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy ...
The subject is called the minor term, the pakser, it is the subject under consideration and has to be real. The predicate is called the major term, the sddhya. It is the object, it is that which has to be proved by inference, the anumeya; it is what we ...
Jeaneane D. Fowler, 2002
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Critical Thinking Unleashed
In particular, the major premise contains the predicate term (P) of the conclusion, which is appropriately called the major term, whereas the minor premise contains the subject term (S) of the conclusion, which is appropriately called the minor ...
Elliot D. Cohen, 2009
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Inference from Signs: Ancient Debates about the Nature of ...
fact that the middle term, e.g. night-wandering, which belongs to the major term, adulterers, belongs to the accused party as well is taken as a ground for the conclusion that the accused is an adulterer, when that conclusion would follow of  ...
James Allen, 2001
10
Philosophy Made Simple
The major term is also found in the first premise ofour sample argument. In the example above, the word "happy" is the major term. The phrase "major term” is applied to the preclicate of the conclusion, since it is the term designating the class ...
Richard H. Popkin, Avrum Stroll, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAJOR TERM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term major term is used in the context of the following news items.
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Future-proofing risk in the Chinese economy
... the market. Completing the product line of treasury-bond futures, developing a 10-year contract and other major term treasury-bond futures. «Central Banking, Jun 15»
2
Diamond Offshore Drilling (DO) Marc Edwards on Q1 2015 Results …
We then successfully secured fixtures for our last two newbuild ultra-deepwater drillships. This was one of the last major term fixtures seen in ... «Seeking Alpha, May 15»
3
Was the Term “African American” Coined in Philadelphia?
“Antedatings typically go back only a few years, particularly for a major term that historians have paid attention to.” Shapiro even found a copy of ... «Philadelphia Magazine, Apr 15»
4
Times Insider | The Term 'African-American' Appears Earlier Than …
“Antedatings typically go back only a few years, particularly for a major term that historians have paid attention to.” In this case, the source had ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
5
The apophatic poetry of André du Bouchet.
“White” is a major term which he seems to use as a sign of motivation, as the desired or sometimes dreaded thing which impels him to ... «The Fortnightly Review, Apr 15»
6
Indian diesel cargoes head to Australia in rare move: Traders
Oil giant Saudi Aramco, which has been a major term buyer of diesel from Reliance in India, reduced its import requirements for this year, one ... «Economic Times, Feb 15»
7
Gap grows between property investors, first-home buyers
"Banks have made these offerings under certain terms and conditions, and the major term and condition is you have got to have a 20 percent ... «3News NZ, Feb 15»
8
Vanderbilt signees at a glance
The major term attached to him is upside. His size and strength have ..... The major term attached to him is upside. His size and strength have ... «The Tennessean, Feb 15»
9
Novato Fire District, former chief settle lawsuit
One major term of the settlement agreement was the fire district suspend foreclosure proceedings against its former chief. Revere agreed to ... «Novato Advance, Sep 14»
10
Grading LSU's 31-0 victory against Louisiana-Monroe
If the Tigers can get by State, they have one more pop quiz (New Mexico State) before the first major term paper (No. 5 Auburn on the road). «The Times-Picayune - NOLA.com, Sep 14»

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