major (Meaning)
major (n)
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
the principal field of study of a student at a university
major (v)
have as one's principal field of study
major (a)
of greater importance or stature or rank
greater in scope or effect
greater in number or size or amount
of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees
of greater seriousness or danger
of full legal age
major (s)
of the elder of two boys with the same family name
major (a.)
Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the territory.
Of greater dignity; more important.
Of full legal age.
Greater by a semitone, either in interval or in difference of pitch from another tone.
An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer.
A person of full age.
That premise which contains the major term. It its the first proposition of a regular syllogism; as: No unholy person is qualified for happiness in heaven [the major]. Every man in his natural state is unholy [minor]. Therefore, no man in his natural state is qualified for happiness in heaven [conclusion or inference].
A mayor.
Synonyms & Antonyms of major
major Sentence Examples
- The university offers eight major fields of study.
- The accident caused major injuries to the driver.
- The politician faced a major setback in the election.
- The city experienced a major flood last year.
- The company is making a major investment in its research and development.
- The professor is a major authority in her field.
- The earthquake had a major impact on the region.
- The discovery was a major breakthrough for scientists.
- The festival attracts a major crowd each year.
- The project will have a major impact on the community.
FAQs About the word major
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain, British statesman who was prime m
sizable, substantial, considerable,significant, great, big,huge, sizeable, massive, healthy
negligible, inconsequential, trifling, unimportant, petty, slight, unimportant, small, nominal, marginal
The university offers eight major fields of study.
The accident caused major injuries to the driver.
The politician faced a major setback in the election.
The city experienced a major flood last year.
