major


Definition: Meaning of, major in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈmeɪdʒə /

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  1. [usually before noun] having very serious or worrying results
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  2. [usually before noun] very large or important, when compared to other things or people of a similar kind
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  3. [not before noun] American English spoken very important
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  4. a major KEY is based on a musical SCALE in which there are SEMITONE s between the third and fourth and the seventh and eighth notes [↪  minor]
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major majors
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  1. an officer of middle rank in the British or US army or MARINES, or in the US airforce
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  2. especially American English the main subject that a student studies at college or university
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  3. American English someone studying a particular subject as their main subject at college or university
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  4. the majors [plural] the MAJOR LEAGUES
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major majored majored
Present Participle Third Person Singular
majoring majors
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Major


Definition: Meaning of, Major in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈmeɪʤə /

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  1. born in 1943 british statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997
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Major used in phrases

  • Astrantia major (noun)
    1. european herb with aromatic roots and leaves in a basal tuft and showy compound umbels of white to rosy flowers
  • C major (noun)
    1. music the major scale having no sharps or flats
  • C major scale (noun)
    1. music the major scale having no sharps or flats
  • Canis Major (noun)
    1. a constellation to the southeast of Orion; contains Sirius
  • Clusia major (noun)
    1. a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers
  • John Major (noun)
    1. born in 1943 british statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997
  • John Roy Major (noun)
    1. born in 1943 british statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997
  • Major Leagues (noun)
    1. the Major Leagues the group of teams that make up the highest level of American professional baseball [↪  Minor Leagues]
  • Major, John
    1. (1943-) a British politician in the Conservative Party, who became Prime Minister when Margaret Thatcher was forced to leave this position in 1990, and was then elected in 1992. He was defeated in the election of 1997
  • Plantago major (noun)
    1. common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed
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