Major

Noun
, or, when used as a title before a person's name, Major


 * 1) a military rank between captain and lieutenant colonel

Related terms

 * majority
 * sergeant-major

Adjective

 * 1) of great significance or importance
 * 2)  being the larger of two intervals denoted by the same ordinal number
 * 3)  containing the note which is a major third (four half steps) above the tonic
 * 4)  an alternate term for touchdown; short for "major score"

Derived terms

 * majorly

Antonyms

 * minor

Noun

 * 1) the main area of study of a student working toward a degree at a college or university
 * 2) a student at a college or university concentrating on a given area of study
 * 3) a person of legal age

Verb

 * 1) to concentrate on a particular area of study as a student in a college or university

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