Meaning

11 senses
  1. A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel.

    He used to be a major in the army.

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

  2. A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel.

    An officer in charge of a section of band instruments, used with a modifier.

  3. A person of legal age.

    Volljährige

    совершенноле́тнийsoveršennolétnij, совершенноле́тняяsoveršennolétnjaja

    повнолі́тнійpovnolítnij, повнолі́тняpovnolítnja

  4. A system of change-ringing using eight bells.

  5. A large, commercially successful company, especially a record label that is bigger than an indie.

  6. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US)The principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.

    Midway through his second year of college, he still hadn't chosen a major.

    a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject

  7. The principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.

    (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US)A student at a college or university specializing on a given area of study.

    She is a math major.

    the principal field of study of a student at a university

  8. (Canadian)A touchdown, or major score.

  9. A goal.

    Hauptfach, Hauptstudienfach, Hauptstudiengang

    профили́рующая дисципли́наprofilírujuščaja disciplína, гла́вный предме́тglávnyj predmét, основно́й предме́тosnovnój predmét

    спеціа́льністьspeciálʹnistʹ

  10. (British, dated, slang)An elder brother (especially at a public school).

  11. A large leaf-cutter ant that acts as a soldier, defending the nest.

Examples

865 sentences
  1. We accept all major credit cards.

    Ми приймаємо всі основні кредитни картки. — deniko

    deWir akzeptieren alle geläufigen Kreditkarten. — Yorwba

  2. What was your major in college?

    Яка була твоя спеціалізація в університеті? — deniko

  3. That is your major problem.

    Це твоя найголовніша проблема. — aandrusiak

    ruЭто твоя главная проблема. — Selena777

    deDas ist dein Hauptproblem. — MUIRIEL

  4. That remains a major problem.

    Це залишається важливою проблемою. — miketheknight

    ruЭто остаётся главной проблемой. — marafon

  5. Aren't you a chemistry major?

    Хіба твоя спеціалізація — не хімія? — deniko

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
military rank:
person of legal age:
principal subject or course:
Русский
By meaning 3
military rank:
person of legal age:
principal subject or course:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
military rank:
person of legal age:
principal subject or course:

Origin

From Middle English major, from Latin maior, comparative of magnus (“great, large; noble,

From Middle English major, from Latin maior, comparative of magnus (“great, large; noble, important”), from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs (“greater”), comparative of *meǵh₂- (“great”). Compare West Frisian majoar (“major”), Dutch majoor (“major”), French majeur. Doublet of mayor.

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Forms

plural: majors
Singularmajor
Pluralmajors

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943):John MajorJohn R. MajorJohn Roy Major

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

10 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • to major in
  • majored in chemistry
  • major problem
  • a major problem
  • is majoring in
  • major in biology
  • plans to major
  • majoring in economics
  • is a major
  • music majors
  • majoring in music
  • majoring in art

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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