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Adjective: major meyju(r)- Of greater importance or stature or rank
"a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways" - Greater in scope or effect
"a major contribution"; "a major improvement"; "a major break with tradition"; "a major misunderstanding" - Greater in number or size or amount
"a major portion (a majority) of the population"; "Ursa Major"; "a major portion of the winnings" - [N. Amer, Austral, NZ] Of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
"his major field was mathematics" - Of a scale or mode
"major scales"; "the key of D major" - Of greater seriousness or danger
"a major earthquake"; "a major hurricane"; "a major illness" - Of full legal age
- [Brit] Of the elder of two boys with the same family name
"Jones major"
Noun: major meyju(r)- A commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
- [N. Amer, Austral, NZ] A university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
"she is a linguistics major" - [N. Amer, Austral, NZ] The principal field of study of a student at a university
"her major is linguistics"
Verb: major meyju(r)
Usage: N. Amer, Austral, NZ
- Have as one's principal field of study
"She is majoring in linguistics"
Noun: Major meyju(r)- British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
- John Major, John R. Major, John Roy Major
Derived forms: majors, majored, majoring See also: better, bulk, leading, majority, prima, senior, star, starring, stellar Type of: bailiwick, commissioned military officer, discipline, educatee, field, field of study, national leader, pupil, solon, statesman, student, study, subject, subject area, subject field Antonym: minor Encyclopedia: Major, John Major Major, Saskatchewan Major, John Roy |