Major Definition
mājər
majored, majoring, majors
adjective
Greater in importance or rank.
Webster's New World
Great in scope or effect.
A major improvement.
American Heritage
Greater in size, amount, number, or extent.
Webster's New World
Constituting the majority.
Webster's New World
Requiring great attention or concern; very serious.
A major illness.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
majors
An officer ranking above a captain and below a lieutenant colonel.
Webster's New World
A superior in some class or group.
Webster's New World
One who holds this rank.
American Heritage
A major subject or field of study.
Webster's New World
A person who has reached full legal age.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- john major
- John Roy Major
- John R. Major
- area
- program
- subject
- field-of-study
- field
verb
majored, majoring
To pursue a major subject or field of study; specialize.
To major in physics.
Webster's New World
idiom
the Majors
- the Major Leagues
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Major
Noun
Singular:
majorPlural:
majorsIdioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Major
- the Majors
Origin of Major
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Middle English major, from Latin maior, comparative of magnus (“great"), from Proto-Indo-European *maǵ-yes- "greater", comparative of *maǵ-, *meǵ-, "great".
From Wiktionary
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Middle English majour from Latin māior meg- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From French major
From Wiktionary
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