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  • Definition
    • major :have as one's principal field of study
      • She is majoring in linguistics

    • major :of greater importance or stature or rank
      • a major artist|a major role|major highways

    • major :greater in scope or effect
      • a major contribution|a major improvement|a major break with tradition|a major misunderstanding

    • major :a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
      • she is a linguistics major

    • major :greater in number or size or amount
      • a major portion (a majority) of the population|Ursa Major|a major portion of the winnings

    • major :the principal field of study of a student at a university
      • her major is linguistics

    • major :of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
      • his major field was mathematics

    • 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

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