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  1. noun
    British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
  2. noun
    a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
  3. noun
    a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
    "she is a linguistics major"
  4. adjective
    greater in number or size or amount
    "a major portion (a majority) of the population" "a major portion of the winnings"

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  5. verb
    have as one's principal field of study
    "She is majoring in linguistics"
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  6. adjective
    (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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  7. adjective
    of full legal age
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  8. adjective
    of greater importance or stature or rank
    "a major artist" "a major role" "major highways"
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  9. adjective
    of the elder of two boys with the same family name
    "Jones major"

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  10. noun
    the principal field of study of a student at a university
    "her major is linguistics"
  11. greater in scope or effect
    "a major contribution" "a major improvement" "a major break with tradition" "a major misunderstanding"
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  12. of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
    "his major field was mathematics"
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  13. of greater seriousness or danger
    "a major earthquake" "a major hurricane" "a major illness"
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