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English adjective: major | |||
| 1. | major of greater importance or stature or rank | ||
| Samples | A major artist. A major role. Major highways. | ||
| Similar | leading, prima, star, starring, stellar | ||
| Antonyms | minor | ||
| 2. | major greater in scope or effect | ||
| Samples | A major contribution. A major improvement. A major break with tradition. A major misunderstanding. | ||
| Antonyms | minor | ||
| 3. | major greater in number or size or amount | ||
| Samples | A major portion (a majority) of the population. Ursa Major. A major portion of the winnings. | ||
| Similar | better | ||
| Attribute | bulk, majority | ||
| Antonyms | minor | ||
| 4. | major of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes | ||
| Samples | His major field was mathematics. | ||
| Antonyms | minor | ||
| 5. | major of a scale or mode | ||
| Samples | Major scales. The key of D major. | ||
| Domain category | music | ||
| Antonyms | minor | ||
| 6. | major of greater seriousness or danger | ||
| Samples | A major earthquake. A major hurricane. A major illness. | ||
| Antonyms | minor | ||
| 7. | major of full legal age | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| Antonyms | nonaged, underage, minor | ||
| 8. | major of the elder of two boys with the same family name | ||
| Samples | Jones major. | ||
| Similar | senior | ||
| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
| Antonyms | junior | ||
English noun: major | |||
| 1. | major (person) a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | commissioned military officer | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| 2. | Major (person) British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943) | ||
| Synonyms | John Major, John R. Major, John Roy Major | ||
| Instance hypernym | national leader, solon, statesman | ||
| 3. | major (person) a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject | ||
| Samples | She is a linguistics major. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | educatee, pupil, student | ||
| 4. | major (cognition) the principal field of study of a student at a university | ||
| Samples | Her major is linguistics. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bailiwick, discipline, field, field of study, study, subject, subject area, subject field | ||
English verb: major | |||
| 1. | major (cognition) have as one's principal field of study | ||
| Samples | She is majoring in linguistics. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | study | ||
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