major

adj 1: of greater importance or stature or rank; "a major artist";

"a major role"; "major highways" [ant: {minor}]

2: greater in scope or effect; "a major contribution"; "a major

improvement"; "a major break with tradition"; "a major

misunderstanding" [ant: {minor}]

3: greater in number or size or amount; "a major portion (a

majority) of the population"; "Ursa Major"; "a major

portion of the winnings" [ant: {minor}]

4: of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or

specializes; "his major field was mathematics" [ant: {minor}]

5: (music) of a scale or mode; "major scales"; "the key of D

major" [ant: {minor}]

6: of greater seriousness or danger; "a major earthquake"; "a

major hurricane"; "a major illness" [ant: {minor}]

7: (law) of full legal age; "major children" [ant: {minor}]

8: (British) of the elder of two boys with the same family

name; "Jones major" [syn: {major(ip)}]

n : a commissioned military officer in the US Army or Air Force

or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain

v : have as one's principal field of study; "She im majoring in

linguistics"