major
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4.0
- adjective
- /ˈmeɪdʒər/
- Formal
- The American commanding officer of our cages was a major named Eads.
Examples
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When the Civil War broke out, he rose to the rank of major general.
Fiction book (1991) -
One of them, he had learned once, was the son of a major stockbroker.
Fiction book (1994) -
The Constitution had to be amended more than once to be inclusive of these major groups of the U.S. populace.
Academic text (1996) -
But a new commander, Major General Hussein al-Wadi, has turned the force around.
Academic text (2008) -
"But it was hard to imagine having more experience and expertise than Major Hill," Gawande observes.
Blog text (10) -
Conek gave the major a sour look, ready with a retort of his own.
Fiction book (1991) -
In the 2008-09 season, Ginobili returned to the court after major ankle surgery in the offseason.
Blog text (19) -
At 18, she became a major, fully capable of making her own life decisions.
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Once he turned 21, he was considered a major and could vote in elections.
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His parents were proud to see their son finally recognized as a major adult.
Synonyms
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2.6
Old enough to meet a required number of years, often to be legally an adult
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.0
A serious operation on the body that doctors do while you are asleep and that has more risk
- Specialized
2
6.8
A senior soldier who helps run a group of soldiers and manages discipline and administration
- Specialized
1
7.4
A general statement that includes the main word in the conclusion, for example 'All humans are mortal'
- Specialized
1
3.7
A set of seven notes with whole steps except half steps between the third and fourth and seventh and eighth
- Specialized
1
6.1
A period of severe sadness and loss of interest that makes daily life hard
- Specialized
1
4.6
A large chest muscle that helps move the arm toward the body and turn it
- Specialized
1
6.3
The longest straight line through an ellipse that passes through its two special inner points
- Specialized
1
9.2
A severe, common form of smallpox that often caused fever, many skin sores, and many deaths
- Specialized
1
7.4
A thick round muscle in the upper back that turns the arm toward the body
- Archaic
1
6.6
Strong medicine that calms people with serious mental illness like schizophrenia
- Specialized
1
9.6
A severe inherited blood disease that causes very low red blood cells and needs regular transfusions
- Specialized
1
7.0
A muscle in the upper back that moves the arm and turns it inward
- Specialized
1
8.2
A serious mental illness that causes very low or very high mood
- Specialized
1
8.3
A trailing evergreen plant with shiny green and white leaves and blue or purple flowers
- Specialized
1
9.9
A garden plant with star-shaped white or pink flowers and leaves in a low clump
- Archaic
An intense seizure when a person loses consciousness and their whole body shakes strongly
- Specialized
A common eight-note pattern in Western music with small steps between third and fourth and seventh and eighth
- Specialized
A main group of words like nouns, verbs, and adjectives that show a word's role in a sentence
- Specialized
A large chest muscle that pulls the arm toward the body and turns it inward
- Specialized
A back muscle that pulls the shoulder blade toward the spine
- Specialized
A muscle in the upper arm that pulls the arm back and turns it inward toward the body
- Specialized
A muscle in the upper back that pulls the shoulder blade toward the spine
- Formal
A strong natural event like an earthquake or flood that you cannot stop and that stops normal life
Surface Forms
Etymology
Major meaning an adult comes from the Latin maior meaning 'older', and it led to the word majority for the state of being an adult. So a major is someone who has reached full legal age.