1. (

• major

) a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain ;

2. (

• Major ,
• John_Major ,
• John_R._Major ,
• John_Roy_Major

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

3. (

• major ,

) a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject; "she is a linguistics major" ;

4. (

• major

) the principal field of study of a student at a university; "her major is linguistics" ;

1. (

• major ,

) have as one's principal field of study; "She is majoring in linguistics" ;

1. (

• major ,

) of greater importance or stature or rank; "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways" ;

2. (

• major ,

) greater in scope or effect; "a major contribution"; "a major improvement"; "a major break with tradition"; "a major misunderstanding" ;

3. (

• major ,

) greater in number or size or amount; "a major portion (a majority) of the population"; "Ursa Major"; "a major portion of the winnings" ;

4. (

• major ,

) of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes; "his major field was mathematics" ;

5. (

• major ,

) (of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees; "major scales"; "the key of D major" ;

6. (

• major ,

) of greater seriousness or danger; "a major earthquake"; "a major hurricane"; "a major illness" ;

7. (

• major ,

) of full legal age ;

8. (

• major

) of the elder of two boys with the same family name; "Jones major" ;