Noun: majors mey-ju(r)z
Usage: N. Amer, Austral, NZ
- (baseball) the most important league in any sport (especially baseball)
"He dreamed of playing in the majors";
- major league, big league
- (military) a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
"The major led his troops into the training exercise"
- [N. Amer, Austral, NZ] A university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject
"she is a linguistics major"
- [N. Amer, Austral, NZ] The principal field of study of a student at a university
"her major is linguistics"
Usage: N. Amer, Austral, NZ
- Have as one's principal field of study
"She is majoring in linguistics"
Type of: bailiwick, commissioned military officer, conference, discipline, educatee, field, field of study, league, pupil, student, study, subject, subject area, subject field
Encyclopedia: Majors, Texas
Major, Patrick