The meaning of Majors

noun

A rank of officer in the army and the us air force, above captain and below lieutenant colonel.

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One e-mail avowed that too many majors and lieutenant colonels flounder in their first joint assign…

noun

A major key, interval, or scale.

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The first modulates from the tonic key and concludes with a cadence in a related key, usually the d…

noun

A major organization or competition.

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The majors have swept up the smaller independent companies in licensing deals

noun

A student's principal subject or course.

Usage examples:

Many students would ignore courses outside their major

noun

A major term or premise.

noun

A goal.

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For rovers it was clifford tommy who registered majors with one in the second and then the third qu…

verb

Short for major suit.

Usage examples:

South was anxious to mention his four-card major and bid one spade

verb

Specialize in (a particular subject) at college or university.

Usage examples:

I was trying to decide if i should major in drama or english

adjective

Important, serious, or significant.

Usage examples:

The use of drugs is a major problem

adjective

(of a scale) having intervals of a semitone between the third and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees.

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The number of bells in a peal varies from three to 12, usually tuned to a diatonic major scale, or …

adjective

(appended to a surname in public schools) indicating the elder of two brothers.

Usage examples:

Brown major had a trick of bringing up unpleasant topics.

adjective

(of a term) occurring as the predicate in the conclusion of a categorical syllogism.

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The argument is said to commit the fallacy of illicit process of the major term.

phrase

The professional baseball leagues (= groups of teams who play games against each other) that play at the highest level

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He first made it to the majors as a twenty-year-old., he leads the majors in home runs this year., …