major

major
ma•jor
[[t]ˈmeɪ dʒər[/t]] n.
1) mil a commissioned military officer ranking below a lieutenant colonel and above a captain
2) one of superior rank, ability, or power in a specified class
3) edu
a) field of study in which a student specializes
b) a student specializing in such a field:
a history major[/ex]
4) a person of full legal age
5) mad a major musical interval, chord, or scale
6) the majors
spo the major leagues
7) greater in size, extent, or amount:
a major part[/ex]
8) greater in rank or importance:
a major talent[/ex]
9) cvb of great risk; serious:
a major operation[/ex]
10) of or pertaining to a majority
11) of full legal age
12) mad mus
a) (of an interval) being between the tonic and the second, third, sixth, or seventh degrees of a major scale:
a major third[/ex]
b) (of a chord) having a major third between the root and the note next above it
c) based on a major scale:
a major key[/ex]
13) edu pertaining to the subject in which a student specializes
14) edu to follow an academic major:
majoring in physics[/ex]
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Etymology: 1350–1400; < AF < L major, comp. of magnus large (cf. majesty) syn: See capital I .

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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  • Major — Major …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

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  • Major — ist ein militärischer Dienstgrad verschiedener Länder. Er gehört zur Dienstgradgruppe der Stabsoffiziere. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Historisches 2 Deutschland 3 Österreich 4 Schweiz …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Major — Ma jor, [L. major, compar. of magnus great: cf. F. majeur. Cf. {Master}, {Mayor}, {Magnitude}, {More}, a.] 1. Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • major — Major. s. m. Officier de guerre dans un corps, qui porte les ordres des Commandants à tous les autres Officiers. Le Major d un Regiment. le Major de, la place. Major des Gardes du Corps, Est un Officier qui fait servir les Gardes auprés du Roy, & …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • major — [mā′jər] adj. [ME maiour < L major, compar. of magnus, great: see MAGNI ] 1. a) greater in size, amount, number, or extent b) greater in importance or rank 2. of full legal age 3. constituting the majority: said of a part, etc …   English World dictionary

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  • major in — ˈmajor in [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they major in he/she/it majors in present participle majoring in past tense majored in past p …   Useful english dictionary

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