HyperDic: major

English > 13 senses of the word *major / Major*:
ADJECTIVE	all	major	of greater importance or stature or rank
	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

major / Major > pronunciation
Sounds	mey'jher
Rhymes	Alger ... wager: 53 rhymes with jher...

English > *major*: 13 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Of greater importance or stature or rank.
Examples	"a major artist" "a major role" "major highways"
Narrower	leading, prima, star, starring, stellar	Indicating the most important performer or role
Opposite	minor	Of lesser importance or stature or rank
Spanish	principal

English > *major*: 13 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Greater in scope or effect.
Examples	"a major contribution" "a major improvement" "a major break with tradition" "a major misunderstanding"
Opposite	minor	Lesser in scope or effect
Spanish	mayor
Catalan	major

English > *major*: 13 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	Greater in number or size or amount.
Examples	"a major portion (a majority) of the population" "Ursa Major" "a major portion of the winnings"
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
Nouns	majority	(elections) more than half of the votes

English > *major*: 13 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	Of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes.
Example	"his major field was mathematics"
Opposite	minor	Of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
Spanish	principal

English > *major*: 13 senses > adjective 5
Meaning	Of a scale or mode.
Examples	"major scales" "the key of D major"
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

English > *major*: 13 senses > adjective 6
Meaning	Of greater seriousness or danger / danger.
Examples	"a major earthquake" "a major hurricane" "a major illness"
Opposite	minor	Of lesser seriousness or danger / danger
Spanish	importante

English > *major*: 13 senses > adjective 7
Meaning	Of full legal age.
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

English > *major*: 13 senses > adjective 8
Meaning	Of the elder of two boys with the same family name.
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

English > *major*: 13 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	A commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain.
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

English > *Major*: 13 senses > noun 2, person
Meaning	British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943).
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

English > *major*: 13 senses > noun 3, person
Meaning	A university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject.
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

English > *major*: 13 senses > noun 4, cognition
Meaning	The principal field of study of a student at a university / university.
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

English > *major*: 13 senses > verb 1, cognition
Meaning	Have as one's principal field of study.
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
Nouns	major	a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject

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