major
adjective
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of the elder of two boys with the same family name
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greater in number or size or amount“a major portion (a majority) of the population”
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greater in scope or effect“a major contribution”
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of full legal age
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of a scale or mode“major scales”minor
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of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes“My major field was mathematics.”
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of greater importance or stature or rank“a major artist”
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of greater seriousness or danger“a major earthquake”
noun
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the principal field of study of a student at a university“My major is linguistics.”
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a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines
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a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject“I am a major in liguistics.”
verb
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have as one's principal field of study“They are majoring in linguistics at a school known for those studies.”