'Maggiore' definitions:

Definition of 'Maggiore'

From: 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). [1913 Webster]