major

major
I UK [ˈmeɪdʒə(r)] / US [ˈmeɪdʒər] adjective ***
1) [usually before noun] important, serious, large, or great

Major roadworks ahead.

a major factor:

Age is a major factor affecting chances of employment.

a major problem/obstacle:

one of the major problems facing our planet

major change:

Further major changes were recommended by the board.

a) more important, more serious, larger, or greater than other things

Our major concern is how to give everyone a fair chance.

The major attraction is a huge clock in the entrance hall.

b) spoken very important
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Collocations:
Nouns frequently used with major
▪  breakthrough, cause, change, concern, contribution, drawback, factor, influence, obstacle, overhaul, problem, setback, shake-up, shift, source, upheaval
2) music relating to a musical scale (= fixed series of musical notes) with semitones between the third and fourth and the seventh and eighth musical notes
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II UK [ˈmeɪdʒə(r)] / US [ˈmeɪdʒər] noun [countable]
Word forms "major":
singular major plural majors
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1) an officer of middle rank in the army, the marines, or the US air force
2)
a) mainly American a student's main subject at college or university
b) a student who is studying a particular subject as their main subject at college or university

a political science major

3) a well-known and important competition

III UK [ˈmeɪdʒə(r)] / US [ˈmeɪdʒər] verb
Word forms "major":
present tense I/you/we/they major he/she/it majors present participle majoring past tense majored past participle majored
Phrasal verbs:

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  • Major — Major …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • major — [ maʒɔr ] adj. et n. • XVIe; en provenç., XIIIe; lat. major, compar. de magnus « grand » I ♦ Adj. Milit. Supérieur par le rang (dans quelques comp.).⇒ état major, tambour major. Médecin major. Sergent major. II ♦ N. 1 …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Major — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Major (homonymie). Major est un grade militaire, qui se situe différemment dans la hiérarchie militaire suivant les pays. Il désigne le premier grade d officier supérieur ou, dans l armée française, un grade… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Major — ist ein militärischer Dienstgrad verschiedener Länder. Er gehört zur Dienstgradgruppe der Stabsoffiziere. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Historisches 2 Deutschland 3 Österreich 4 Schweiz …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • major — MAJÓR, Ă, majori, e, adj. 1. (Despre oameni) Care a împlinit vârsta legală pentru a putea beneficia prin lege de drepturi civile şi politice depline. 2. Foarte important, principal. ♦ (log.: în sintagmele) Termen major = predicatul concluziei… …   Dicționar Român

  • Major — Ma jor, [L. major, compar. of magnus great: cf. F. majeur. Cf. {Master}, {Mayor}, {Magnitude}, {More}, a.] 1. Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • major — Major. s. m. Officier de guerre dans un corps, qui porte les ordres des Commandants à tous les autres Officiers. Le Major d un Regiment. le Major de, la place. Major des Gardes du Corps, Est un Officier qui fait servir les Gardes auprés du Roy, & …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • major — [mā′jər] adj. [ME maiour < L major, compar. of magnus, great: see MAGNI ] 1. a) greater in size, amount, number, or extent b) greater in importance or rank 2. of full legal age 3. constituting the majority: said of a part, etc …   English World dictionary

  • major — is commonly used, especially in journalism, to mean ‘important, significant’, without any notion of comparison inherent in the word s origins. A political leader invariably gives a major speech, a reference book is published in a major new… …   Modern English usage

  • Major — Ma jor, n. [F. major. See {Major}, a.] 1. (Mil.) An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) A person of full age. [1913 Webster] 3. (Logic) That premise which… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • major in — ˈmajor in [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they major in he/she/it majors in present participle majoring in past tense majored in past p …   Useful english dictionary

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