major league

a principal league in a professional sport

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See major league in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Either of the two principal groups of professional baseball teams in the United States.
  2. A league of principal importance in other professional sports, such as basketball, football, or ice hockey.

adjective
  1. Sports Of or relating to a major league: major-league baseball.
  2. Informal Prominent or important: a major-league ballet company; a major-league decision.
  3. Informal Impressive, as in extent or quantity: “a destination for major-league wooing” (Bryan Miller).

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