major

Adjective
  1. Of greater importance or stature or rank (synset 301475771)
    "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways"
    similar to: leading, prima, star, starring, stellar - indicating the most important performer or role
  2. Greater in scope or effect (synset 301474453)
    "a major contribution"; "a major improvement"; "a major break with tradition"; "a major misunderstanding"
  3. Greater in number or size or amount (synset 301473917)
    "a major portion (a majority) of the population"; "Ursa Major"; "a major portion of the winnings"
    tells us about: bulk, majority - the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
    similar to: better - more than half
  4. Of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes (synset 301475494)
    "his major field was mathematics"
  5. (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees (synset 301475013)
    "major scales"; "the key of D major"
    referred to in: music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
  6. Of greater seriousness or danger (synset 301476823)
    "a major earthquake"; "a major hurricane"; "a major illness"
  7. Of full legal age (synset 301474763)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
  8. Of the elder of two boys with the same family name (synset 302107516)
    "Jones major"
    domain region: britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
    similar to: senior - older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
Noun
  1. A commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines;
    Below lieutenant colonel and above captain (synset 110302867)
    referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation
    is a type of: commissioned military officer - a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps
  2. British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943) (synset 111170624)
    is an instance of: national leader, solon, statesman - a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
    same as: john major, john r. major, john roy major
  3. A university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject (synset 110303063)
    "she is a linguistics major"
    is a type of: educatee, pupil, student - a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
  4. The principal field of study of a student at a university (synset 106006837)
    "her major is linguistics"
    is a type of: bailiwick, discipline, field, field of study, study, subject, subject area, subject field - a branch of knowledge
Verb
  1. Have as one's principal field of study (synset 200609022)
    "She is majoring in linguistics"
    is a type of: study - be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning

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