Definition of major

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