Major
nnoun.persona commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captainTopic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine
Hypernyms:commissioned military officer
Inherited Hypernyms:majorcommissioned military officercommissioned officermilitary officerservicemanskilled workerworkerpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:majorcommissioned military officercommissioned officermilitary officerservicemanskilled workerworkerpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.personBritish statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)Synset:John Major John R. Major John Roy Major Major
Instance Hypernyms:national leader solon statesman
Inherited Hypernyms:majorstatesmanpoliticianleaderpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:majorstatesmanpoliticianleaderpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.persona university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subjectExamples:- she is a linguistics major
Derivationally Related Form:major
Hypernyms:educatee pupil student
Inherited Hypernyms:majorstudentenrolleepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:majorstudentenrolleepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.cognitionthe principal field of study of a student at a universityDerivationally Related Form:major
Hypernyms:bailiwick discipline field field of study study subject subject area subject field
Inherited Hypernyms:majordisciplineknowledge domaincontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.cognitionhave as one's principal field of studyExamples:- She is majoring in linguistics
Derivationally Related Form:major
Hypernyms:study
Inherited Hypernyms:majorstudy
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s PP
adjadj.allof greater importance or stature or rankExamples:- a major artist
- a major role
- major highways
Antonyms:minor
Inherited Hypernyms:major
Similar to:leading prima star starring stellar
adjadj.allgreater in scope or effectExamples:- a major contribution
- a major improvement
- a major break with tradition
- a major misunderstanding
Antonyms:minor
Inherited Hypernyms:major
adjadj.allgreater in number or size or amountAttributes:bulk majority
Examples:- a major portion (a majority) of the population
- Ursa Major
- a major portion of the winnings
Antonyms:minor
Derivationally Related Form:majority
Inherited Hypernyms:major
Similar to:better
adjadj.allof the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializesExamples:- his major field was mathematics
Antonyms:minor
Inherited Hypernyms:major
adjadj.all(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degreesTopic:music
Examples:- major scales
- the key of D major
Antonyms:minor
Inherited Hypernyms:major
adjadj.allof greater seriousness or dangerExamples:- a major earthquake
- a major hurricane
- a major illness
Antonyms:minor
Inherited Hypernyms:major
adjadj.allof full legal ageTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Antonyms:minor
Derivationally Related Form:majority
Inherited Hypernyms:major
adj satadj.allof the elder of two boys with the same family nameRegion:BritainGreat BritainU.K.UKUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Antonyms:junior
Inherited Hypernyms:major
Similar to:senior