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Major

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Definitions for Major

noun
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines
Examples
  1. below lieutenant colonel and above captain
noun
British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
Synonyms
John Major John R. Major John Roy Major
noun
a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
Examples
  1. she is a linguistics major
noun
the principal field of study of a student at a university
Examples
  1. her major is linguistics
verb
have as one's principal field of study
Examples
  1. She is majoring in linguistics
adjective
of greater importance or stature or rank
Examples
  1. a major artist
  2. a major role
  3. major highways
adjective
greater in scope or effect
Examples
  1. a major contribution
  2. a major improvement
  3. a major break with tradition
  4. a major misunderstanding
adjective
greater in number or size or amount
Examples
  1. a major portion (a majority) of the population
  2. Ursa Major
  3. a major portion of the winnings
adjective
of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
Examples
  1. his major field was mathematics
adjective
(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees
Examples
  1. major scales
  2. the key of D major
adjective
of greater seriousness or danger
Examples
  1. a major earthquake
  2. a major hurricane
  3. a major illness
adjective
of full legal age
adjective
of the elder of two boys with the same family name
Synonyms
major(ip)
Examples
  1. Jones major

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