MAJOR


Meaning of MAJOR in English

I

n.

academic specialization

( AE )

1) to give, offer a ~ (our department gives a literature ~)

2) a ~ in (our department offers a ~ in literature)

student who is specializing

( AE )

3) a ~ in (she is a ~ in English; or: she is an English ~)

officer

4) a ~ commands a battalion

II

v. ( AE ) ( d ; intr. ) ('to specialize') to ~ in (to ~ in Russian)

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.