Major - Definition

adj 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, nonaged, underage]
8: of the elder of two boys with the same family name; "Jones
major"
n 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) [syn: Major, John Major, John R. Major,
John Roy Major]
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"
v 1: have as one's principal field of study; "She is majoring in
linguistics"