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major
greater in number or size or amount
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adjective
greater in number or size or amount
“a major portion (a majority) of the population”
adjective
greater in scope or effect
“a major contribution”
adjective
of full legal age
adjective
(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees
“major scales”
adjective
of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
“his major field was mathematics”
adjective
of greater importance or stature or rank
“a major artist”
adjective
of greater seriousness or danger
“a major earthquake”
adjective
of the elder of two boys with the same family name
“Jones major”
noun
the principal field of study of a student at a university
“her major is linguistics”
noun
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
“she is a linguistics major”
verb
have as one's principal field of study
“She is majoring in linguistics”
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Example Sentences
a major portion (a majority) of the population
Ursa Major
a major portion of the winnings
a major contribution
a major improvement
a major break with tradition
a major misunderstanding
major scales
the key of D major
his major field was mathematics
a major artist
a major role
major highways
a major earthquake
a major hurricane
a major illness
Jones major
her major is linguistics
she is a linguistics major
She is majoring in linguistics
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