major

• "She is majoring in linguistics"

• "below lieutenant colonel and above captain"

Synonyms

• Majorhave as one's principal field of study; a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943) ; a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject; the principal field of study of a student at a university; of greater importance or stature or rank; greater in scope or effect; greater in number or size or amount; of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes; (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees; of greater seriousness or danger; of full legal age ; of the elder of two boys with the same family name
• John MajorBritish statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
• John R. MajorBritish statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
• John Roy MajorBritish statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)

• "she is a linguistics major"

• "her major is linguistics"

• "a major artist"
• "a major role"
• "major highways"

• "a major contribution"
• "a major improvement"
• "a major break with tradition"
• "a major misunderstanding"

• "a major portion (a majority) of the population"
• "Ursa Major"
• "a major portion of the winnings"

• "his major field was mathematics"

• "major scales"
• "the key of D major"

• "a major earthquake"
• "a major hurricane"
• "a major illness"

• "Jones major"

Synonyms

• major(ip)