major

US /ˈmedʒɚ/

UK /'meɪdʒə(r)/

A2

noun

  • The principal subject a student studies in college.
  • A student's principal subject or course of study.
  • A person who has attained their majority.
  • High-ranking officer in the army
  • A military rank above captain and below lieutenant colonel.
  • A student's principal subject.
  • Main subject you study at university

adjective

  • Of full legal age; adult.
  • Main league; esp. referring to American baseball
  • Greater in number, quantity, or extent.
  • Important, serious, or significant.
  • Important, serious, or large in scope, size
  • Relating to a musical key or scale having a characteristic interval of a major third.
  • Important, serious, or significant.

verb

  • To study a particular subject at university

other

  • To specialize in a particular subject at a college or university.