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major

n. a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain

major

adj. greater in number or size or amount; "a major portion (a majority) of the population"; "Ursa Major"; "a major portion of the winnings"

major

adj. greater in scope or effect; "a major contribution"; "a major improvement"; "a major break with tradition"; "a major misunderstanding"

major

adj. of full legal age

major

adj. of a scale or mode; "major scales"; "the key of D major"

major

adj. of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes; "his major field was mathematics"

major

adj. of greater importance or stature or rank; "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways"

major

adj. of greater seriousness or danger; "a major earthquake"; "a major hurricane"; "a major illness"

major

adj. of the elder of two boys with the same family name; "Jones major"

primary, main, chief, principal

adj. most important element; "the chief aim of living"; "the main doors were of solid glass"; "the principal rivers of America"; "the principal example"; "policemen were primary targets"

predominate, overriding, paramount, predominant, preponderant, preponderating

adj. having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"

elder, senior, older, sr.

adj. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr."

precedential

adj. having precedence (especially because of longer service); "precedential treatment for senior members of the firm"

superior, ranking, higher-ranking

adj. having a higher rank; "superior officer"

minor

adj. inferior in number or size or amount; "a minor share of the profits"; "Ursa Minor"

minor

adj. lesser in scope or effect; "had minor differences"; "a minor disturbance"

minor, underage, nonaged

adj. not of legal age; "minor children"

minor

adj. of a scale or mode; "the minor keys"; "in B flat minor"

minor

adj. of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization

minor

adj. of lesser importance or stature or rank; "a minor poet"; "had a minor part in the play"; "a minor official"; "many of these hardy adventurers were minor noblemen"; "minor back roads"

secondary

adj. not of major importance; "played a secondary role in world events"

minor

adj. of lesser seriousness or danger; "suffered only minor injuries"; "some minor flooding"; "a minor tropical disturbance"

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