major

adjectivenounB1 · Intermediate

Very big or important.

Meanings of «major»

1 · adjective

very big or important

She made a major decision about her career.

2 · noun

a military officer rank above captain

The major gave orders to the young soldiers.

Similar: officer commander

3 · noun

a student's main subject of study at university

Her college major was art and design.

Similar: specializationfield of studymain subject

Translation

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«major» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

most important

mainthe usual word: most important of severalThe main road is closed today.

majorbig and important, but not always the firstTraffic is a major problem in the city.

primaryfirst in importance, or first in orderHer primary goal is to learn English.

principalformalformal; the most importantCost was the principal reason for the choice.

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