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.
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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:
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:
major
Plural:
majors

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Major

  • the Majors

Origin of Major

  • Middle English major, from Latin maior, comparative of magnus (“great"), from Proto-Indo-European *maǵ-yes- "greater", comparative of *maǵ-, *meǵ-, "great".

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English majour from Latin māior meg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French major

    From Wiktionary

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