major

major
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.
☆ 4. Educ. designating or of a field of study in which a student specializes and receives a degree
5. Music
a) designating an imperfect interval greater than the corresponding minor by a semitone
b) characterized by major intervals, scales, etc. [in a major key]
c) designating a triad having a major third
d) based on the scale pattern of the major mode: see MAJOR SCALE
vi.
☆ Educ. to pursue a major subject or field of study; specialize [to major in physics]
n.
1. [< MAJOR the adj.] a superior in some class or group
2. [Fr] U.S. Mil. an officer ranking above a captain and below a lieutenant colonel
☆ 3. Educ.
a) a major subject or field of study
b) a student specializing in a specified subject [a music major]
4. Law a person who has reached full legal age
5. Music a major interval, key, etc.
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