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- n a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
- n British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
- n a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
she is a linguistics major - n the principal field of study of a student at a university
her major is linguistics - v have as one's principal field of study
She is majoring in linguistics - a of greater importance or stature or rank
a major artist
a major role
major highways - a greater in scope or effect
a major contribution
a major improvement
a major break with tradition
a major misunderstanding - a greater in number or size or amount
a major portion (a majority) of the population
a major portion of the winnings - a of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
his major field was mathematics - a of a scale or mode
major scales
the key of D major - a of greater seriousness or danger
a major earthquake
a major hurricane
a major illness - a of full legal age
- s of the elder of two boys with the same family name
Jones major
- He never watched major league baseball.
- The last time a major political party put forward a Roman Catholic candidate for President, he had to confront bigotry and suspicion that he would be taking orders from Rome.
- And that poses a major test for Washington.