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.