Meaning & Definition of Major in English

1. A commissioned military officer in the united states army or air force or marines

• Below lieutenant colonel and above captain

2. British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)

3. A university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject

• "She is a linguistics major"

4. The principal field of study of a student at a university

• "Her major is linguistics"

1. Have as one's principal field of study

• "She is majoring in linguistics"

1. Of greater importance or stature or rank

• "A major artist"

• "A major role"

• "Major highways"

2. Greater in scope or effect

• "A major contribution"

• "A major improvement"

• "A major break with tradition"

• "A major misunderstanding"

3. Greater in number or size or amount

• "A major portion (a majority) of the population"

• "Ursa major"

• "A major portion of the winnings"

4. Of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes

• "His major field was mathematics"

5. Of a scale or mode

• "Major scales"

• "The key of d major"

6. Of greater seriousness or danger

• "A major earthquake"

• "A major hurricane"

• "A major illness"

7. Of full legal age

8. Of the elder of two boys with the same family name

• "Jones major"