major

[Ma·jor]

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

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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.

Noun
the principal field of study of a student at a university; "her major is linguistics"

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

Noun
a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject; "she is a linguistics major"

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

Verb
have as one''s principal field of study; "She is majoring in linguistics"

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Adjective
greater in number or size or amount; "a major portion (a majority) of the population"; "Ursa Major"; "a major portion of the winnings"

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greater in scope or effect; "a major contribution"; "a major improvement"; "a major break with tradition"; "a major misunderstanding"

Adjective
of full legal age; "major children"

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of a scale or mode; "major scales"; "the key of D major"

Adjective
of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes; "his major field was mathematics"

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of greater importance or stature or rank; "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways"

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of greater seriousness or danger; "a major earthquake"; "a major hurricane"; "a major illness"

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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.

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Of greater dignity; more important.

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Of full legal age.

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Greater by a semitone, either in interval or in difference of pitch from another tone.

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An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer.

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A person of full age.

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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.
A mayor.

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 territory. 2. Of greater dignity; more important. Shak. 3. Of full legal age. [Obs.] 4. (Mus.) Greater by a semitone, either in interval or in difference of pitch from another tone. Major axis (Geom.), the greater axis. See Focus, n., 2. -- Major key (Mus.), a key in which one and two, two and three, four and five, five and six and seven, make major seconds, and three and four, and seven and eight, make minor seconds. -- Major offense (Law), an offense of a greater degree which contains a lesser offense, as murder and robbery include assault. -- Major premise (Logic), that premise of a syllogism which contains the major term. -- Major scale (Mus.), the natural diatonic scale, which has semitones between the third and fourth, and seventh and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees; the scale of the major mode, of which the third is major. See Scale, and Diatonic. -- Major second (Mus.), a second between whose tones is a difference in pitch of a step. -- Major sixth (Mus.), a sixth of four steps and a half step. In major keys the third and sixth from the key tone are major. Major keys and intervals, as distinguished from minors, are more cheerful. -- Major term (Logic), that term of a syllogism which forms the predicate of the conclusion. -- Major third (Mus.), a third of two steps.

Major

Ma"jor, n. [F. major. See Major, a.] 1. (Mil.) An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer. 2. (Law) A person of full age. 3. (Logic) 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]. &hand; In hypothetical syllogisms, the hypothetical premise is called the major. 4. [LL. See Major.] A mayor. [Obs.] Bacon.

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.

An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer.

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Usage Examples

A major advantage of age is learning to accept people without passing judgment.

A movie like House of the Dead with around $7 million budget or Alone in the Dark with around $16 million budget are much easier to make profit than the typical $50 million major motion picture.

Although I'm a business major out of McGill University, I know nothing... but then I found out much later in life, nobody knows anything.

And then before going back for my sophomore year, I decided to change my major to arts and sciences, and my dad cut a deal with me: He said if I'd quit school he'd pay my rent for the next three years, as if I were in school.

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

A major source of objection to a free economy is precisely that group thinks they ought to want. Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.

All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.

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Other Usage Examples

A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles.

All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard work that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are today.

Although awareness of cancer's prevalence in the United States improves and medical advances in the field abound, pancreatic cancer has largely been absent from the list of major success stories.

Abortion politics have distracted all sides from what is really essential: a major aid campaign to improve midwifery, prenatal care and emergency obstetric services in poor countries.

A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory.

And, unlike the earlier bombing on the World Trade Center, a major landmark and symbol of the strength of the financial world was, not just damaged but, totally destroyed.

A major league pitching coach is a really difficult job. It takes a big commitment in terms of time, travel and workload.

After every major conflict - World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the fall of the Soviet Union - what happened was that we ultimately hollowed out the force, largely by doing deep across-the-board cuts.