ADJECTIVE | all | major | of greater importance or stature or rank |
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all | major | greater in scope or effect | |
all | major | greater in number or size or amount | |
all | major | of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes | |
all | major | of a scale or mode | |
all | major | of greater seriousness or danger / danger | |
all | major | of full legal age | |
all | major | of the elder of two boys with the same family name | |
NOUN | person | major | a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines |
person | Major, John Major, John R. Major, John Roy Major | British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943) | |
person | major | a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject | |
cognition | major | the principal field of study of a student at a university / university | |
VERB | cognition | major | have as one's principal field of study |
Sounds | mey'jher | |
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Rhymes | Alger ... wager: 53 rhymes with jher... |
Meaning | Of greater importance or stature or rank. | |
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Narrower | leading, prima, star, starring, stellar | Indicating the most important performer or role |
Opposite | minor | Of lesser importance or stature or rank |
Spanish | principal |
Meaning | Greater in scope or effect. | |
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Opposite | minor | Lesser in scope or effect |
Spanish | mayor | |
Catalan | major |
Meaning | Greater in number or size or amount. | |
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Attribute of | majority, bulk | The property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts |
Narrower | better | More than half |
Opposite | minor | inferior in number or size or amount |
Spanish | mayor | |
Catalan | major | |
Nouns | majority | the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts |
majority | (elections) more than half of the votes |
Meaning | Of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes. | |
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Example | "his major field was mathematics" | |
Opposite | minor | Of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization |
Spanish | principal |
Meaning | Of a scale or mode. | |
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Category | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
Opposite | minor | Of a scale or mode |
Spanish | mayor | |
Catalan | major |
Meaning | Of greater seriousness or danger / danger. | |
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Opposite | minor | Of lesser seriousness or danger / danger |
Spanish | importante |
Meaning | Of full legal age. | |
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Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
Opposite | minor, nonaged, underage | not of legal age |
Spanish | mayor | |
Catalan | gran, major d'edat, més gran | |
Nouns | majority | the age at which persons are considered competent to manage their own affairs |
Meaning | Of the elder of two boys with the same family name. | |
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Example | "Jones major" | |
Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
Broader | senior | older |
Spanish | mayor | |
Catalan | gran, més gran |
Meaning | A commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain. | |
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Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
Broader | commissioned military officer | A commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps |
Spanish | comandante, mayor | |
Catalan | comandant, major, oficial major |
Meaning | British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943). | |
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Synonyms | John Major, John R. Major, John Roy Major | |
Instance of | statesman, solon, national leader | A man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs |
Spanish | John Major | |
Catalan | John Major |
Meaning | A university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject. | |
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Example | "she is a linguistics major" | |
Broader | student, pupil, educatee | A learner who is enrolled in an educational institution |
Verbs | major | have as one's principal field of study |
Meaning | The principal field of study of a student at a university / university. | |
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Example | "her major is linguistics" | |
Broader | discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field, field of study, study, bailiwick | A branch of knowledge |
Verbs | major | have as one's principal field of study |
Meaning | Have as one's principal field of study. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
Example | "She is majoring in linguistics" | |
Broader | study | Be a student |
Nouns | major | the principal field of study of a student at a university / university |
major | a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject |
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