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Major
ˈmeɪdʒə
Major definitions
adjective
major
- important, serious, or significant
"the use of drugs is a major problem"
crucial vital great considerable paramount utmost prime extensive important big significant weighty crucial key sweeping substantial serious radical complicated difficult- greater or more important; main
"he got the major share of the spoils"
- (of a surgical operation) serious or life-threatening
"he had to undergo major surgery"
- (of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees
- (of an interval) equivalent to that between the tonic and another note of a major scale, and greater by a semitone than the corresponding minor interval
"C to E is a major third"
- (of a key) based on a major scale, tending to produce a bright or joyful effect
"Prelude in G Major"
- (appended to a surname in public schools) indicating the elder of two brothers
- (of a term) occurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism
- (of a premise) containing the major term in a categorical syllogism
noun
major
majors
- a rank of officer in the army and the US air force, above captain and below lieutenant colonel
- an officer in charge of a section of band instruments
"a trumpet major"
- a major key, interval, or scale
- a system of change-ringing using eight bells
- a major organization or competition
"the majors have swept up the smaller independent companies in licensing deals"
- a student's principal subject or course
"many students would ignore courses outside their major"
- a student specializing in a specified subject
"a math major"
- a major term or premise
- a goal