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major league
noun
1.
either of the two main professional baseball leagues in the U.S.
2.
a league of corresponding stature in certain other sports, as ice hockey, football, or basketball.
Origin:
1880–85,
Americanism
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ma·jor-league
/
ˈmeɪ
dʒərˈlig
/
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[
mey
-jer-
leeg
]
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adjective
1.
Sports
.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the major leagues.
2.
belonging to or among the best or most important of its kind:
a major-league orchestra.
Origin:
1905–10,
Americanism
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major league
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n
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Canadian
) a league of highest classification in baseball, football, hockey, etc
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