major meaning | definition of major at WebDictionary.co.uk

(adj) of greater importance or stature or rank; "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways"

greater in scope or effect; "a major contribution"; "a major improvement"; "a major break with tradition"; "a major misunderstanding"

greater in number or size or amount; "a major portion (a majority) of the population"; "Ursa Major"; "a major portion of the winnings"

of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes; "his major field was mathematics"

(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees; "major scales"; "the key of D major"

of greater seriousness or danger; "a major earthquake"; "a major hurricane"; "a major illness"

of full legal age

of the elder of two boys with the same family name; "Jones major"

(noun) a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain

British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)

a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject; "she is a linguistics major"

the principal field of study of a student at a university; "her major is linguistics"

(verb) have as one's principal field of study; "She is majoring in linguistics"

Meaning of major