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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb major Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb major Entailment of verb major Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb major 1 sense of major Sense 1 major => study Familiarity of verb major major used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb major Sense 1 major => study -------------- Grep of noun major astrantia major canis major clusia major drum major epilepsia major major major-domo major-general major-league club major-league team major affective disorder major axis major depressive episode major diatonic scale major form class major league major leaguer major lobe major power major premise major premiss major scale major suit major surgery major term major tranquilizer major tranquillizer majorana majorana hortensis majorca majority majority leader majority operation majority opinion majority rule majors musculus pectoralis major musculus rhomboideus major musculus teres major pectoralis major pipe major plantago major publius cornelius scipio africanus major rhomboideus major muscle scipio africanus major sergeant major teres major teres major muscle thalassaemia major thalassemia major ursa major variola major variola major virus vinca major vis major Overview of noun major The noun major has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) major -- (a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain) 2. major -- (a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject; "she is a linguistics major") 3. major -- (the principal field of study of a student at a university; "her major is linguistics") Overview of verb major The verb major has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) major -- (have as one's principal field of study; "She is majoring in linguistics") Overview of adj major The adj major has 8 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (39) major -- (of greater importance or stature or rank; "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways") 2. (26) major -- (greater in scope or effect; "a major contribution"; "a major improvement"; "a major break with tradition"; "a major misunderstanding") 3. (21) major -- (greater in number or size or amount; "a major portion (a majority) of the population"; "Ursa Major"; "a major portion of the winnings") 4. (1) major -- (of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes; "his major field was mathematics") 5. (1) major -- ((music) of a scale or mode; "major scales"; "the key of D major") 6. major -- (of greater seriousness or danger; "a major earthquake"; "a major hurricane"; "a major illness") 7. major -- ((law) of full legal age; "major children") 8. major -- ((British) of the elder of two boys with the same family name "Jones major") Antonyms of adj major 8 senses of major Sense 1 major (vs. minor) minor (vs. major) => insignificant, peanut => secondary Sense 2 major (vs. minor) minor (vs. major) Sense 3 major (vs. minor) minor (vs. major) Sense 4 major (vs. minor) minor (vs. major) Sense 5 major (vs. minor) minor (vs. major) Sense 6 major (vs. minor) minor (vs. major) Sense 7 major (vs. minor) minor (vs. major), nonaged, underage Sense 8 major(predicate) INDIRECT (VIA senior) -> junior Similarity of adj major 8 senses of major Sense 1 major (vs. minor) => great, outstanding => leading(prenominal), prima(prenominal), star(prenominal), starring(prenominal), stellar(postnominal) Sense 2 major (vs. minor) Sense 3 major (vs. minor) => better Sense 4 major (vs. minor) Sense 5 major (vs. minor) Sense 6 major (vs. minor) Sense 7 major (vs. minor) Sense 8 major(predicate) => senior (vs. junior) Attributes of adj major 1 of 8 senses of major Sense 3 major (vs. minor) => majority, bulk Familiarity of adj major major used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 8) Grep of adj major major Overview of noun major The noun major has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) major -- (a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain) 2. major -- (a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject; "she is a linguistics major") 3. major -- (the principal field of study of a student at a university; "her major is linguistics") Overview of verb major The verb major has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) major -- (have as one's principal field of study; "She is majoring in linguistics") Overview of adj major The adj major has 8 senses (first 5 from tagged texts) 1. (39) major -- (of greater importance or stature or rank; "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways") 2. (26) major -- (greater in scope or effect; "a major contribution"; "a major improvement"; "a major break with tradition"; "a major misunderstanding") 3. (21) major -- (greater in number or size or amount; "a major portion (a majority) of the population"; "Ursa Major"; "a major portion of the winnings") 4. (1) major -- (of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes; "his major field was mathematics") 5. (1) major -- ((music) of a scale or mode; "major scales"; "the key of D major") 6. major -- (of greater seriousness or danger; "a major earthquake"; "a major hurricane"; "a major illness") 7. major -- ((law) of full legal age; "major children") 8. major -- ((British) of the elder of two boys with the same family name "Jones major")
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