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| 1. | [ adjective ] of greater importance or stature or rank | |
| Examples: | "a major artist" "a major role" "major highways" |
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| Related terms: | minor great leading | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] greater in scope or effect | |
| Examples: | "a major contribution" "a major improvement" "a major break with tradition" "a major misunderstanding" |
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| Related terms: | minor | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] greater in number or size or amount | |
| Examples: | "a major portion (a majority) of the population" "Ursa Major" "a major portion of the winnings" |
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| Related terms: | minor better majority | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (military,work) a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain | |
| Related terms: | commissioned_military_officer military | |
| 5. | [ verb ] (education) have as one's principal field of study | |
| Examples: | "She is majoring in linguistics" |
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| Related terms: | study | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] (music) of a scale or mode | |
| Examples: | "major scales" "the key of D major" |
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| Related terms: | minor music | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes | |
| Examples: | "his major field was mathematics" |
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| Related terms: | minor | |
| 8. | [ adjective ] (British) of the elder of two boys with the same family name | |
| Examples: | "Jones major" |
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| Related terms: | UK senior | |
| 9. | [ adjective ] of greater seriousness or danger | |
| Examples: | "a major earthquake" "a major hurricane" "a major illness" |
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| Related terms: | minor | |
| 10. | [ noun ] the principal field of study of a student at a university | |
| Examples: | "her major is linguistics" |
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| Related terms: | discipline | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (politics) British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943) | |
| Synonyms: | john_r._major john_roy_major john_major | |
| Related terms: | statesman | |
| 12. | [ noun ] Man's first name, popularity rank in the U.S. is 826 | |
| 13. | [ noun ] (education) a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject | |
| Examples: | "she is a linguistics major" |
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| Related terms: | student | |
| 14. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1441 | |
| 15. | [ adjective ] (law) of full legal age | |
| Examples: | "major children" |
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| Related terms: | minor law | |
| Similar spelling: |
Majorie masora masorah Mascorro Macri macro Magar Mager Magri maker maser Mazur Masur mazer macer MacRae Makara maigre Maseru masher Masker maiger Magyar Masser Mauger mauser |
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