major mode
AmericanEtymology
Origin of major mode
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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In the second major mode, the researchers observed a significant correlation between fluctuations in reservoir levels in the central area and shifts in TOC concentrations.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2024
The ferry service is a major mode of public transport linking Yangon with four townships to the south.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2022
"Monkeypox can be biologically transmitted through respiratory droplets, but is that what's driving the spread? Or is it a minor mode of transmission or is that a major mode of transmission?"
From Salon • Aug. 3, 2022
Simply talking face to face seems to be a major mode of transmission.
From Washington Post • May 22, 2020
The number of themes and their key relationship are those of Sonata-form, but instead of the usual development we have a new contrasting theme of great pathos in the major mode.
From Music: An Art and a Language by Spalding, Walter Raymond
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