Maggiore

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Maggiore \Mag`gio"re\ (m[aum]d`j[=o]"r[asl]), a. [It., from L.
     major, compar. of magnus great. See {Major}.] (Mus.)
     Greater, in respect to scales, intervals, etc., when used in
     opposition to {minor}; major. --Moore (Encyc. of Music).
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