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major

[ˈmeɪ̯d͡ʒɚ]noun, verb, adjective2 syllables

Major means: of greater importance or stature or rank.

Synonyms for major13

noun, as in British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)

John Major, John R. Major, John Roy Major

adjective, as in of greater importance or stature or rank

leading, prima, star, starring, stellar

adjective, as in greater in number or size or amount

better

adjective, as in of the elder of two boys with the same family name

senior

also used for major

main, considerable, course

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of major

minor

What does major mean?13

adjective

1

of greater importance or stature or rank“a major artist”

2

greater in number or size or amount“a major portion (a majority) of the population”

3

of the elder of two boys with the same family name“Jones major”

4

greater in scope or effect“a major contribution”

5

of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes“his major field was mathematics”

6

(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees“major scales”

7

of greater seriousness or danger“a major earthquake”

8

of full legal age

noun

1

British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)

2

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain

3

a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject“she is a linguistics major”

4

the principal field of study of a student at a university“her major is linguistics”

verb

1

have as one's principal field of study“She is majoring in linguistics”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with major?1

two syllables

wager
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Major in a sentence

  • You're pretty calm, cool and collected for somebody who has a major presentation tomorrow.CM
  • Institutionally, a major restraint is the copyright problem.fcbond
  • According to some scholars, a major earthquake could occur at any moment now.CK
  • Fortunately, the shark bite didn't hit any major arteries.darinmex
  • What is your field of study, your domain of inquiry, your major interest?halfb1t
  • The boredom, routine and lack of curiosity are the major enemies of our brain.galoosh33
  • In the wake of the heavy rain, there was a major flood.AlanF_US
  • I know it's a major problem, but there's nothing we can do about it.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of major

as a noun

plural
majors

as a verb

past tense
majored
present participle
majoring
third-person singular
majors
past participle
majored