🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Major-Label

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Major-Label

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Major-label/ˈmeɪ.dʒər ˈleɪ.bəl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Viele Künstler träumen davon, bei einem Major-Label unter Vertrag zu stehen."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A large, well-established record company that has significant influence and resources in the music industry.

    "Many aspiring artists dream of signing with a major-label to gain wider exposure."
  2. 2

    A record label that is part of a larger conglomerate and typically has more financial backing than independent labels.

    "The artist's latest album was produced under a major-label, ensuring high production values."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'major-label' combines 'major', derived from the Latin 'major', meaning 'greater', and 'label', which comes from the Old French 'label', meaning 'a small piece of paper or cloth'. The phrase evolved in the late 20th century to refer to large, influential record companies in the music industry.

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