MAJOR

/ˈmeɪ.dʒə(ɹ)/ ► audio Scrabble 14 Words With Friends 17

Definition

  1. verb have as one's principal field of study.
  2. noun a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines.
  3. noun British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943). — synonyms: John_Major, John_R._Major, John_Roy_Major
  4. noun a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject.
  5. noun the principal field of study of a student at a university.
  6. adjective of greater importance or stature or rank.
  7. adjective greater in scope or effect.
  8. adjective greater in number or size or amount.
  9. adjective of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes.
  10. adjective (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees.
  11. adjective of greater seriousness or danger.
  12. adjective of full legal age.
  13. adjective of the elder of two boys with the same family name. — synonyms: major(ip)

Examples

  • “He used to be a major in the army.”
  • “Midway through his second year of college, he still hadn't chosen a major.”
  • “She is a math major.”

Anagrams of MAJOR

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