major

(a) of greater importance or stature or rank
- a major artist
- a major role
- major highways
(a) greater in scope or effect
- a major contribution
- a major improvement
- a major break with tradition
- a major misunderstanding
(a) greater in number or size or amount
- a major portion (a majority) of the population
- Ursa Major
- a major portion of the winnings
(a) of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
- his major field was mathematics
(a) of a scale or mode
- major scales
- the key of D major
(a) of greater seriousness or danger
- a major earthquake
- a major hurricane
- a major illness
(a) of full legal age
(s) of the elder of two boys with the same family name
- Jones major

(n) a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
(n) British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943) John Major, John R. Major, John Roy Major,
(n) a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
- she is a linguistics major
(n) the principal field of study of a student at a university
- her major is linguistics

John Major John R. Major John Roy Major

minor nonaged underage

Maja

major affective disorder Majorana Majorana hortensis major axis Majorca major depressive episode major diatonic scale major-domo majorette major fast day major form class major-general majority majority leader majority operation majority opinion majority rule major key major league major-league club major leaguer major-league team major lobe major mode major planet major power major premise major premiss majors major scale major suit major surgery major term major tranquilizer major tranquilliser major tranquillizer