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major  (majors plural & 3rd person present) (majoring present participle) (majored past tense & past participle )
1  adj You use major when you want to describe something that is more important, serious, or significant than other things in a group or situation. 
ADJ n  (=key, crucial) 
The major factor in the decision to stay or to leave was usually professional..., Drug abuse has long been a major problem for the authorities there..., Exercise has a major part to play in preventing and combating disease.  
2  n-count; n-title; n-voc A major is an officer who is one rank above captain in the British army or the United States army, air force, or marines. 
...Major Alan Bulman.  
3  n-count At a university or college in the United States, a student's major is the main subject that they are studying. 
oft poss N 
English majors would be asked to explore the roots of language.  
4  n-count At a university or college in the United States, if a student is, for example, a geology major, geology is the main subject they are studying. 
n N 
She was named the outstanding undergraduate history major at the University of Oklahoma.  
5  verb If a student at a university or college in the United States majors in a particular subject, that subject is the main one they study. 
He majored in finance at Claremont Men's College in California.  V in n 
6  adj In music, a major scale is one in which the third note is two tones higher than the first. 
n ADJ, ADJ n  (Antonym: minor)  ...Mozart's Symphony No 35 in D Major.  
7  n-count A major is a large or important company.  (BUSINESS) oft n N 
Oil majors need not fear being unable to sell their crude.  
8  n-plural The majors are groups of professional sports teams that compete against each other, especially in American baseball. 
 (mainly AM) the N 
I knew what I could do in the minor leagues, I just wanted a chance to prove myself in the majors.  
9  n-count A major is an important sporting competition, especially in golf or tennis. 
Sarazen became the first golfer to win all four majors.