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ma·jor    Audio Help   [mey-jer] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a commissioned military officer ranking next below a lieutenant colonel and next above a captain.
2.one of superior rank, ability, etc., in a specified class.
3.Education.
a.a subject or field of study chosen by a student to represent his or her principal interest and upon which a large share of his or her efforts are concentrated: History was my major at college.
b.a student engaged in such study.
4.a person of full legal age (opposed to minor).
5.Music. a major interval, chord, scale, etc.
6.the majors,
a.Sports. the major leagues: He coached in the majors as well as in the minors.
b.the companies or organizations that lead or control a particular field of activity: the oil majors.
–adjective
7.greater in size, extent, or importance: the major part of the town.
8.great, as in rank or importance: a major political issue; a major artist.
9.serious or risky: a major operation.
10.of or pertaining to the majority: the major opinion.
11.of full legal age.
12.Music.
a.(of an interval) being between the tonic and the second, third, sixth, or seventh degrees of a major scale: a major third; a major sixth.
b.(of a chord) having a major third between the root and the note next above it.
13.pertaining to the subject in which a student takes the most courses: Her major field is English history.
14.(initial capital letter) (of one of two male students in an English public school who have the same surname) being the elder or higher in standing: Hobbes Major is not of a scientific bent.
–verb (used without object)
15.to follow a major course of study: He is majoring in physics.

[Origin: 1350–1400; < L, comp. of magnus large (cf. majesty); r. ME majour < AF < L, as above]

8. See capital1.
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Ma·jor    Audio Help   [mey-jer] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.Clarence, born 1936, U.S. novelist and poet.
2.John, born 1943, British political leader: prime minister 1990–97.
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ma·jor    Audio Help   (mā'jər)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Greater than others in importance or rank: a major artist.
  2. Great in scope or effect: a major improvement.
  3. Great in number, size, or extent: the major portion of the population.
  4. Requiring great attention or concern; very serious: a major illness.
  5. Law Having attained full legal age.
  6. Of or relating to the field of academic study in which a student specializes.
  7. Music
    1. Designating a scale or mode having half steps between the third and fourth and the seventh and eighth degrees.
    2. Equivalent to the distance between the tonic note and the second or third or sixth or seventh degrees of a major scale or mode: a major interval.
    3. Based on a major scale: a major key.

n.  
    1. Abbr. MAJ or Maj or Maj. A commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above captain and below lieutenant colonel.
    2. One who holds this rank.
    3. A field of study chosen as an academic specialty.
    4. A student specializing in such studies: a linguistics major.
    5. A major premise.
    6. A major term.
    7. A major scale, key, interval, or mode.
    8. A chord containing a major third between the first and second notes and a minor third between the second and third notes.
  1. One that is superior in rank, importance, or ability: an oil-producing country considered as one of the majors.
  2. Law One who has reached full legal age.
    1. A field of study chosen as an academic specialty.
    2. A student specializing in such studies: a linguistics major.
    3. A major premise.
    4. A major term.
    5. A major scale, key, interval, or mode.
    6. A chord containing a major third between the first and second notes and a minor third between the second and third notes.
  3. Logic
    1. A major premise.
    2. A major term.
    3. A major scale, key, interval, or mode.
    4. A chord containing a major third between the first and second notes and a minor third between the second and third notes.
  4. Music
    1. A major scale, key, interval, or mode.
    2. A chord containing a major third between the first and second notes and a minor third between the second and third notes.
  5. majors Sports The major leagues.

intr.v.   ma·jored, ma·jor·ing, ma·jors
To pursue academic studies in a major: majoring in mathematics.


[Middle English majour, from Latin māior; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]

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Ma·jor    Audio Help   (mā'jər)  Pronunciation Key 
British banker and conservative politician who served as prime minister from 1990 to 1997. During his administration he advocated privatization, anti-inflationary budget discipline, and negotiations for peace in Northern Ireland.

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major  (adj.)
c.1400, from L. major (earlier *magjos), irregular comp. of magnus "large, great" (see magnate). Used in music (of modes, scales, or chords) since 1694, on notion of an interval a half-tone greater than the minor. The verb meaning "focus (one's) studies" is 1924, from noun in sense of "subject of specialization" (1890). The adv. form majorly emerged c.1990.

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major  (n.)
military rank, 1643, from Fr., short for sergent-major, originally a higher rank than at present, from M.L. major "chief officer, magnate, superior person," from L. major "an elder, adult," noun use of the adjective (see major (adj.)).

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major

adjective
1. of greater importance or stature or rank; "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways" [ant: minor
2. greater in scope or effect; "a major contribution"; "a major improvement"; "a major break with tradition"; "a major misunderstanding" [ant: 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" [ant: minor
4. of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes; "his major field was mathematics" [ant: minor
5. of a scale or mode; "major scales"; "the key of D major" [ant: minor
6. of greater seriousness or danger; "a major earthquake"; "a major hurricane"; "a major illness" [ant: minor
7. of full legal age [ant: minor
8. of the elder of two boys with the same family name; "Jones major" 

noun
1. a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain 
2. British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943) 
3. a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject; "she is a linguistics major" 
4. the principal field of study of a student at a university; "her major is linguistics" 

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

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major [ˈmeidʒə] adjective
great, or greater, in size, importance etc
Example: major and minor roads; a major discovery
Arabic: عَظيم، كَبير، رَئيسي
Chinese (Simplified): 重要的
Chinese (Traditional): 重要的
Czech: velký; větší
Danish: stor; vigtig
Dutch: hoofd©, belangrijk
Estonian: tähtsam
Finnish: merkittävä
French: majeur
German: bedeutend
Greek: μείζων, πολύ σημαντικός
Hungarian: nagyobb
Icelandic: mikill, helstur, aðal-; mikilfenglegur
Indonesian: besar
Italian: maggiore, più importante*
Japanese: 重要な
Korean: 큰 쪽의, 중요한
Latvian: lielākais; nozīmīgākais
Lithuanian: pagrindinis, didesnis, svarbesnis
Norwegian: stor(artet), hoved-, viktig
Polish: główny, większy
Portuguese (Brazil): principal
Portuguese (Portugal): principal
Romanian: mare, major
Russian: больший; главный; крупный
Slovak: veľký; väčší
Slovenian: pomemben; pomembnejši
Spanish: mayor, principal
Swedish: större, betydande
Turkish: büyük
major1 [ˈmeidʒə] noun
(often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel
Arabic: رائِد: رُتْبَه عَسْكَرِيَّه
Chinese (Simplified): 少校
Chinese (Traditional): 少校
Czech: major
Danish: major
Dutch: majoor
Estonian: major
Finnish: majuri
French: commandant, *-ante
German: der Major
Greek: ταγματάρχης
Hungarian: őrnagy
Icelandic: majór
Indonesian: mayor
Italian: maggiore
Japanese: 陸軍少佐
Korean: 육군 소령, (영국의) 육군 소령
Latvian: majors
Lithuanian: majoras
Norwegian: major
Polish: major
Portuguese (Brazil): major
Portuguese (Portugal): major
Romanian: maior
Russian: майор
Slovak: major
Slovenian: major
Spanish: comandante
Swedish: major
Turkish: binbaşı
major2 [ˈmeidʒə] noun
(American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university
Example: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.
Arabic: المَوضوع الرَّئيسي في التَّخَصُّص
Chinese (Simplified): 主修,专业
Chinese (Traditional): 主修,專業
Czech: hlavní zaměření (studia)
Danish: hovedfag
Estonian: peaaine, eriala
Greek: ειδίκευση (π.χ. στο κολέγιο)
Hungarian: főtantárgy, szaktárgy
Latvian: studiju specializācijas priekšmets
Lithuanian: pagrindinis specializacijos dalykas
Polish: główny kierunek studiów
Russian: основной предмет специализации
Slovak: hlavný študijný odbor, špecializácia
Slovenian: glavni predmet
Swedish: huvudämne
Turkish: ana dal, mezun olunan dal
major [ˈmeidʒə] verb
(with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university
Example: She is majoring in philosophy.
Arabic: يَتَخَصَّص في موضوع رئيسي
Chinese (Simplified): 主修
Chinese (Traditional): 主修
Czech: specializovat se
Danish: have … som hovedfag
Estonian: peaainena õppima, eriala õppima
Greek: παίρνω ειδίκευση (π.χ. στο κολέγιο)
Hungarian: főtantárgynak választ
Indonesian: mempelajari sesuatu sebagai mata pelajaran pokok
Italian: (studiare come materia principale all'università)
Latvian: specializēties studiju priekšmetā
Lithuanian: specializuotis
Norwegian: ta som hovedfag
Polish: studiować (jako glówny kierunek)
Russian: специализироваться
Slovak: špecializovať sa (na), zvoliť si ako hlavný odbor (čo)
Slovenian: imeti za glavni predmet
Spanish: especializarse en
Swedish: läsa som huvudämne
Turkish: belirtilen dalda eğitim görmek
See also: major-general, majority, the age of majority

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Main Entry: ma·jor
Pronunciation: 'mA-j&r
Function: adjective
: involving grave risk : SERIOUS <a major illness> <a major operative procedure> —compare MINOR

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Main Entry: ma·jor
Function: noun
: a person who has attained majority —compare MINOR

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Major County, OK (county, FIPS 93) Location: 36.31131 N, 98.54189 W
Population (1990): 8055 (3855 housing units)
Area: 2478.2 sq km (land), 2.9 sq km (water)

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Major

Mag`gio"re\, a. [It., from L. major, compar. of magnus great. See Major.] (Mus.) Greater, in respect to scales, intervals, etc., when used in opposition to minor; major. --Moore (Encyc. of Music).
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Major

Maj"es*ty\, n.; pl. Majesties. [OE. magestee, F. majest['e], L. majestas, fr. an old compar. of magnus great. See Major, Master.] The dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or state which inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted dignity, whether proceeding from rank, character, or bearing; imposing loftiness; stateliness; -- usually applied to the rank and dignity of sovereigns.

The Lord reigneth; he is clothed with majesty. --Ps. xciii. 1.

No sovereign has ever represented the majesty of great state with more dignity and grace. --Macaulay.

2. Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an emperor, king or queen; -- in this sense taking a plural; as, their majesties attended the concert.

In all the public writs which he [Emperor Charles V.] now issued as King of Spain, he assumed the title of Majesty, and required it from his subjects as a mark of respect. Before that time all the monarchs of Europe were satisfied with the appellation of Highness or Grace. --Robertson.

3. Dignity; elevation of manner or style. --Dryden.
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