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major
Found in thesaurus: commissioned military officer, educatee, student, pupil, discipline, study, field of study, subject area, field, bailiwick, branch of knowledge, subject, subject field
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major
n.
military rank above captain and below colonel; adult, one who has reached legal majority; main subject of study chosen by a college or university student; major key (Music); major scale (Music)
v.
specialize in a certain field of study
adj.
more important than others; great; serious; having reached legal majority; pertaining to a main subject of study chosen by a college or university student; of a major scale (Music); based on a major scale (Music)
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Major
Major is a military rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces. When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicators, the rank is just senior to that of an army captain and right below the rank of lieutenant colonel. It is considered the most junior of the field officer ranks.
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Major (manga)
Major is a sports manga series by Takuya Mitsuda. It has been serialized in Shonen Sunday and has been collected in 78 tankobon volumes. In 1996, it received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shonen.
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Major
Noun
1. British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
(synonym) John Major, John R. Major, John Roy Major
(hypernym) statesman, solon, national leader
major
Noun
1. a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
(hypernym) commissioned military officer
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject; "she is a linguistics major"
(hypernym) student, pupil, educatee
3. the principal field of study of a student at a university; "her major is linguistics"
(hypernym) discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick, branch of knowledge
Verb
1. have as one's principal field of study; "She is majoring in linguistics"
(hypernym) study
Adjective
1. of greater importance or stature or rank; "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways"
(antonym) minor
(similar) great, outstanding
2. greater in scope or effect; "a major contribution"; "a major improvement"; "a major break with tradition"; "a major misunderstanding"
(antonym) minor
3. greater in number or size or amount; "a major portion (a majority) of the population"; "Ursa Major"; "a major portion of the winnings"
(antonym) minor
(similar) better
(attribute) majority, bulk
4. of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes; "his major field was mathematics"
(antonym) minor
5. of a scale or mode; "major scales"; "the key of D major"
(antonym) minor
(classification) music
6. of greater seriousness or danger; "a major earthquake"; "a major hurricane"; "a major illness"
(antonym) minor
7. of full legal age; "major children"
(antonym) minor, nonaged, underage
(classification) law, jurisprudence
8. of the elder of two boys with the same family name; "Jones major"
(synonym) major(ip)
(similar) senior
(classification) United Kingdom, UK, Great Britain, GB, Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Major (der)
nm.
major, Maj., military rank above captain and below colonel
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major
nm.
major, military rank above captain and below colonel
