English dictionary

major

/'m/eI//dZ//@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

of greater importance or stature or rank

adj.all

Examples
A major artist.

A major role.

Major highways.

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greater in scope or effect

adj.all

Examples
A major contribution.

A major improvement.

A major break with tradition.

A major misunderstanding.

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greater in number or size or amount

adj.all

Examples
A major portion (a majority) of the population.

Ursa Major.

A major portion of the winnings.

Antonyms minor

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of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes

adj.all

Examples
His major field was mathematics.

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of a scale or mode

adj.all

Examples
Major scales.

The key of D major.

Synonyms minor

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of greater seriousness or danger

adj.all

Examples
A major earthquake.

A major hurricane.

A major illness.

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of full legal age

adj.all

Antonyms minor nonaged underage

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Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the territory.

adjective

Source: webster1913

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain

noun.person

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British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)

noun.person

Synonyms john major john r. major john roy major

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a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject

noun.person

Examples
She is a linguistics major.

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the principal field of study of a student at a university

noun.cognition

Examples
Her major is linguistics.

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An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer.

noun

Source: webster1913