moreimportant,bigger, or moreseriousthanothersof the sametype:
Freshfruitsare a majorsourceofvitaminC.
Weawaitedmajor newdevelopmentsin thepeacetalks.
majoradjective(MUSIC)
music
basedon ascale(=seriesofmusicalnotes)in which there is awholestep(=sounddifference)between eachnoteexcept between the third and fourthnotesand the seventh and eighthnotes:
a majorscale
a majorchord
major
noun[C]
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majornoun[C](OFFICER)
amilitaryofficerofmiddlerank, above acaptain
majornoun[C](SPECIAL SUBJECT)
the mostimportantsubjectthat acollegeoruniversitystudentisstudying, or thestudentstudyingthatsubject:
Majoralterations to the text will be accepted only at the author's expense.
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Attempting to write a global geographical perspective on organic agriculture is amajorchallenge.
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There are threemajorgroups under discussion here: actualization conditionals, inferential conditionals, and purely case-specifying conditionals (each type is then subdivided into numerous subtypes).
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These regulations and requirements have amajorimpact on the research and development of new drugs.
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Indeed, the wish to avoid such veto power may both contribute to surplus coalitions and to grand coalitions betweenmajorparties.
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They also held meetings with non-governmental organisations and the leaders of themajorpolitical parties.
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About 60 other parties also joined the electoral contest, both within and outside themajorcontending alliances.
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It is well recognized that past mental health problems are strongly related to the development ofmajordepression.
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Five subjects had a past history ofmajordepression.
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This review examines the roles of themajorfibrinolytic factors involved in clot lysis.
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In seven percent of the cases, the sinus nodal artery took origin from a separate orifice within the same sinus as amajorcoronary artery.
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In this article we present a survey of themajororganizational paradigms used in multi-agent systems.
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Onemajorcross-linguistic generalisation that is supported by these data concerns syllable weight : many stress systems distinguish between light and heavy syllables.
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Majordepression in communitydwelling middle-aged and older adults : prevalence and 2and 4-year follow-up symptoms.
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In each area there is a synthesis of selected research findings, with commentary onmajordebates.
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academic major
A student who successfully completes the courses prescribed in an academic major qualifies for an undergraduate degree.
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education major
The advanced course education major ws set up in 1994.
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engineering major
Many engineering major courses have laboratory sections, and the students must do well in both exams and experiments to get credit.
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