major

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Synonyms: manor, mayor, maror, majar, majour, mador, maor, majo, mafor, magor, mazor

Antonyms: manor, mayor, maror, majar, majour, mador, maor, majo, mafor, magor, mazor

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|attributive}}:
2. Of full [[legal]] [[age]], having attained [[majority]].
3. {{lb|en|education}} Of or relating to a [[subject]] of [[academic]] study chosen as a field of [[specialization]].
4. {{lb|en|music}}:
5. {{lb|en|UK|dated}} Indicating the [[elder]] of two [[brother]]s (or the [[eldest]] of three), {{ng|[[append]]ed to a [[surname]] in [[public school]]s}}.
6. {{lb|en|logic}}

Noun

1. {{senseid|en|military rank}} {{lb|en|military ranks}} A [[rank]] of [[officer]] in the [[army]] and the US [[air force]], between [[captain]] and [[lieutenant colonel]].
2. A [[person]] of [[legal age]].
3. {{lb|en|music}}:
4. A [[large]], [[commercially]] successful [[company]], especially a [[record label]] that is bigger than an [[indie]].
5. {{lb|en|education|North America|Australia|New Zealand}} The [[principal]] [[subject]] or [[course]] of a [[student]] working toward a [[degree]] at a [[college]] or [[university]].
6. {{lb|en|logic}}:
7. {{lb|en|bridge}} {{ellipsis of|en|major suit}}.
8. {{lb|en|Canadian football}} A [[touchdown]], or [[major score]].
9. {{lb|en|Australian rules football}} A [[goal]].
10. {{lb|en|British slang|dated}} An [[elder]] [[brother]] (especially at a [[public school]]).
11. {{lb|en|entomology}} A large [[leaf-cutter ant]] that acts as a [[soldier]], defending the [[nest]].
12. {{lb|en|obsolete}} {{alternative form of|en|mayor}} and '''{{l|en|mair}}'''.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} {{phrasal verb|lang=en|major in}}

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.
2. {{place|en|unincorporated community|co/Owsley County|s/Kentucky|c/USA}}.
3. {{place|en|village|rurmun/Prairiedale|No. 321,|p/Saskatchewan|c/Canada}}.

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