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# major

adjective (major); noun (a major, majors); verb (major, majors, majored, majoring — US)

«major» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Very important, big or serious (a major problem, a major road). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/major/#m1)
2. An army officer of middle rank. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/major/#m2)
3. (music) A major key or scale sounds bright and happy (C major). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/major/#m3)
4. (US, Canada) The main subject a student studies at university, or to study it as the main subject (she majored in maths). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/major/#m4)
5. (informal) Very great (a major fan). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/major/#m5)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and news: a major road, major injury, major storm. In music lessons: major and minor keys. In history: Major is an army rank. Phrases: major league (US: top level of a sport), a major part of, major in.

### Examples

- There was a major accident on the motorway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/major/#x1)
- Reading is a major part of our school day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/major/#x2)
- This song is in C major. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/major/#x3)
- Major Smith led the soldiers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/major/#x4)
- My cousin is majoring in biology at college (US). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/major/#x5)
- Stay away from major roads when you ride your bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/major/#x6)
- I'm a major fan of that band (informal). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/major/#x7)

### Note

Opposite: minor (small, less important). Noun: majority (the bigger part). As an army rank, write with a capital M before a name: Major Brown. "Major" is not compared normally ("more major" is informal).

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday life and news: a major road, major injury, major storm. In music lessons: major and minor keys. In history: Major is an army rank. Phrases: major league (US: top level of a sport), a major part of, major in.

### Note

Opposite: minor (small, less important). Noun: majority (the bigger part). As an army rank, write with a capital M before a name: Major Brown. "Major" is not compared normally ("more major" is informal).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «major» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/major/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«major» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/major.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «major» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/major/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«major» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/major.html) on Mova free.