Major
British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
A commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
A university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
Greater in number or size or amount
Have as one's principal field of study
Type of
Examples
She is majoring in linguistics
(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees
Of full legal age
Of greater importance or stature or rank
Of the elder of two boys with the same family name
The principal field of study of a student at a university
Examples
Her major is linguistics
Greater in scope or effect
Antonyms
Examples
A major contribution
A major improvement
A major break with tradition
A major misunderstanding
Of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
Antonyms
Examples
His major field was mathematics
Of greater seriousness or danger
Antonyms
Examples
A major earthquake
A major hurricane
A major illness