major

Words with a similar base: major

'major'

[major.n.01] as in: a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain

'major'

[major.n.02] as in: British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)

'major'

[major.n.03] as in: a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject

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Examples:
she is a linguistics major

'major'

[major.n.04] as in: the principal field of study of a student at a university

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Examples:
her major is linguistics

'major'

[major.v.01] as in: have as one's principal field of study

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Examples:
She is majoring in linguistics

'major'

[major.a.01] as in: of greater importance or stature or rank

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Examples:
a major artist
a major role
major highways

'major'

[major.a.02] as in: greater in scope or effect

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Examples:
a major contribution
a major improvement
a major break with tradition
a major misunderstanding

'major'

[major.a.03] as in: greater in number or size or amount

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Examples:
a major portion (a majority) of the population
Ursa Major
a major portion of the winnings

'major'

[major.a.04] as in: of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes

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Examples:
his major field was mathematics

'major'

[major.a.05] as in: of a scale or mode

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Examples:
major scales
the key of D major

'major'

[major.a.06] as in: of greater seriousness or danger

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Examples:
a major earthquake
a major hurricane
a major illness

'major'

[major.a.07] as in: of full legal age

'major'

[major.s.01] as in: of the elder of two boys with the same family name

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Examples:
Jones major