μείζων

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *méďďōn, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs, from *méǵh₂s (great), from which comes μέγᾰς (mégas). The ει (ei) is a long vowel that developed by analogy with κρείττων (kreíttōn) and ἀμείνων (ameínōn). By surface analysis, μέγας (mégas) +‎ -ίων (-íōn).

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Adjective

μείζων (meízōnm or f (neuter μεῖζον); third declension (Attic)

  1. comparative degree of μέγας (mégas)
    1. greater, larger, longer, taller, older
    2. too great

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Noun

μείζων (meízōnm (genitive μείζονος); third declension

  1. village elder

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Greek

Adjective

μείζων (meízonm (feminine μείζων, neuter μείζον)

  1. major, greater, more important
    μείζων καταθλιπτική διαταραχήmeízon katathliptikí diatarachímajor depressive disorder
  2. (music) major (key signature, scale, chord or interval)
    μείζων κλίμακαmeízon klímakamajor key
    μείζων συγχορδίαmeízon synchordíamajor chord

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