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Meaning of 'major'
Meaning of 'major' (Webster Dictionary)
1. 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. [ a.]- 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.
Meaning of 'major' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. major [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the principal field of study of a student at a university
- the principal field of study of a student at a university
Example in sentence:
- her major is linguistics
Meaning (2):
- a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
- a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
Example in sentence:
- she is a linguistics major
2. major [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- have as one's principal field of study
- have as one's principal field of study
Example in sentence:
- She is majoring in linguistics
3. major [ a]
[ a]Meaning (4):
- of greater importance or stature or rank
- of greater importance or stature or rank
Example in sentence:
- a major artist;
- a major role;
- major highways
Meaning (5):
- greater in scope or effect
- greater in scope or effect
Example in sentence:
- a major break with tradition;
- a major contribution;
- a major improvement;
- a major misunderstanding
Meaning (6):
- of greater seriousness or danger
- of greater seriousness or danger
Example in sentence:
- a major earthquake;
- a major hurricane;
- a major illness
Meaning (7):
- greater in number or size or amount
- greater in number or size or amount
Example in sentence:
- a major portion (a majority) of the population;
- a major portion of the winnings;
- Ursa Major
Meaning (8):
- of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
- of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
Example in sentence:
- his major field was mathematics
Meaning (9):
- (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees
- (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees
Example in sentence:
- major scales;
- the key of D major
4. major [ s]
[ s]Meaning (10):
- of the elder of two boys with the same family name
- of the elder of two boys with the same family name
Example in sentence:
- Jones major
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