major-league
Use Major-league in a sentencemajor 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
1880–85, Americanism
Related forms
ma·jor-lea·guer, noun
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dʒərˈlig
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| major league | |
| —n | |
| (US), (Canadian) a league of highest classification in baseball, football, hockey, etc | |
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Imagine making a movie attempting to show that major-league baseball refuses to allow its players to kick field goals.
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