major
English Thesaurus
1. the principal field of study of a student at a university (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | bailiwick, discipline, field, field of study, study, subject, subject area, subject field, |
definition | : | a branch of knowledge (noun.cognition) |
2. a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain (noun.person)
hypernym | : | commissioned military officer, |
definition | : | a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps (noun.person) |
domain category | : | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine, |
definition | : | the military forces of a nation (noun.group) |
3. a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject (noun.person)
4. British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943) (noun.person)
instance hypernym | : | national leader, solon, statesman, |
definition | : | a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs (noun.person) |
5. have as one's principal field of study (verb.cognition)
hypernym | : | study, |
definition | : | be a student; follow a course of study; be enrolled at an institute of learning (verb.cognition) |
6. greater in number or size or amount (adj.all)
similar | : | better, |
definition | : | more than half (adj.all) |
7. of full legal age (adj.all)
domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
8. of a scale or mode (adj.all)
domain category | : | music, |
definition | : | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner (noun.communication) |
9. of greater importance or stature or rank (adj.all)
10. of the elder of two boys with the same family name (adj.all)
similar | : | senior, |
definition | : | older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service (adj.all) |
domain region | : | britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland, |
definition | : | a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom (noun.location) |
11. the principal field of study of a student at a university (noun.cognition)
12. have as one's principal field of study (verb.cognition)
derivation | : | major, |
definition | : | the principal field of study of a student at a university (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | major, |
definition | : | a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject (noun.person) |
13. greater in number or size or amount (adj.all)
antonym | : | minor, |
definition | : | inferior in number or size or amount (adj.all) |
derivation | : | absolute majority, majority, |
definition | : | (elections) more than half of the votes (noun.quantity) |
14. greater in scope or effect (adj.all)
antonym | : | minor, |
definition | : | lesser in scope or effect (adj.all) |
15. of full legal age (adj.all)
16. of a scale or mode (adj.all)
antonym | : | minor, |
definition | : | of a scale or mode (adj.all) |
17. of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes (adj.all)
antonym | : | minor, |
definition | : | of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization (adj.all) |
18. of greater importance or stature or rank (adj.all)
antonym | : | minor, |
definition | : | of lesser importance or stature or rank (adj.all) |
19. of greater seriousness or danger (adj.all)
antonym | : | minor, |
definition | : | of lesser seriousness or danger (adj.all) |
20. the principal field of study of a student at a university (noun.cognition)
21. have as one's principal field of study (verb.cognition)
derivation | : | major, |
definition | : | the principal field of study of a student at a university (noun.cognition) |
derivation | : | major, |
definition | : | a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject (noun.person) |
22. greater in number or size or amount (adj.all)
antonym | : | minor, |
definition | : | inferior in number or size or amount (adj.all) |
derivation | : | absolute majority, majority, |
definition | : | (elections) more than half of the votes (noun.quantity) |
23. greater in scope or effect (adj.all)
antonym | : | minor, |
definition | : | lesser in scope or effect (adj.all) |
24. of full legal age (adj.all)
25. of a scale or mode (adj.all)
antonym | : | minor, |
definition | : | of a scale or mode (adj.all) |
26. of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes (adj.all)
antonym | : | minor, |
definition | : | of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization (adj.all) |
27. of greater importance or stature or rank (adj.all)
antonym | : | minor, |
definition | : | of lesser importance or stature or rank (adj.all) |
28. of greater seriousness or danger (adj.all)
antonym | : | minor, |
definition | : | of lesser seriousness or danger (adj.all) |
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