Synonym: greater, higher, larger, senior, superior. Antonym: minor. Similar words: major in. Meaning: ['meɪdʒə(r)] 
n. 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 4. the principal field of study of a student at a university. v. have as one's principal field of study. adj. 1. of greater importance or stature or rank 2. greater in scope or effect 3. greater in number or size or amount 4. of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes 5. of a scale or mode 6. of greater seriousness or danger 7. of full legal age 8. of the elder of two boys with the same family name.
n. 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 4. the principal field of study of a student at a university. v. have as one's principal field of study. adj. 1. of greater importance or stature or rank 2. greater in scope or effect 3. greater in number or size or amount 4. of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes 5. of a scale or mode 6. of greater seriousness or danger 7. of full legal age 8. of the elder of two boys with the same family name. 
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162. During the war Harold had risen to the rank of major.
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173. An overcrowded workplace can be a major source of stress.
174. Tourism, which is a major source of income for the city, may be seriously affected.
175. I'm sorry if I spoke out of turn, Major Karr.
176. The result seems to contradict a major U.S. study reported last November.
177. The signing of the treaty marked a major milestone on the road to European union.
178. The committee has won a number of major concessions from the prison authorities.
179. The company faces major challenges over the course of the next few years.
180. In the 1860s a veritable explosion of major scientific publications took place.
More similar words: major in.