maj.

Noun

major (plural majors)

1. A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel.
   • He used to be a major in the army.
   1. An officer in charge of a section of band instruments, used with a modifier.
2. A person of legal age.

   Antonyms:

   minor

3. A system of change-ringing using eight bells.
4. A large, commercially successful company, especially a record label that is bigger than an indie.
   • At the end of last year, the band re-signed to XL for another three albums, despite being chased by majors that included Island, says manager Mike Champion of Midi Management.1997, Dominic Pride, “U.S. success caps global impact of XL's prodigy”, in Billboard, volume 109, number 30, page 86
5. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US) The principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.
   • Midway through his second year of college, he still hadn't chosen a major.

   Synonyms:

   course

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