transcription, транскрипция: [ meɪdʒə(r) ]
( majors, majoring, majored)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
You use major when you want to describe something that is more important, serious, or significant than other things in a group or situation.
The major factor in the decision to stay or to leave was usually professional...
Drug abuse has long been a major problem for the authorities there...
Exercise has a major part to play in preventing and combating disease.
= key, crucial
ADJ : ADJ n
2.
A major is an officer who is one rank above captain in the British army or the United States army, air force, or marines.
...Major Alan Bulman.
N-COUNT ; N-TITLE ; N-VOC
3.
At a university or college in the United States, a student’s major is the main subject that they are studying.
English majors would be asked to explore the roots of language.
N-COUNT : oft poss N
4.
At a university or college in the United States, if a student is, for example, a geology major , geology is the main subject they are studying.
She was named the outstanding undergraduate history major at the University of Oklahoma.
N-COUNT : n N
5.
If a student at a university or college in the United States majors in a particular subject, that subject is the main one they study.
He majored in finance at Claremont Men’s College in California.
VERB : V in n
6.
In music, a major scale is one in which the third note is two tones higher than the first.
...Mozart’s Symphony No 35 in D Major.
≠ minor
ADJ : n ADJ , ADJ n
7.
A major is a large or important company. ( BUSINESS )
Oil majors need not fear being unable to sell their crude.
N-COUNT : oft n N
8.
The majors are groups of professional sports teams that compete against each other, especially in American baseball. ( mainly AM )
I knew what I could do in the minor leagues, I just wanted a chance to prove myself in the majors.
N-PLURAL : the N
9.
A major is an important sporting competition, especially in golf or tennis.
Sarazen became the first golfer to win all four majors.
N-COUNT