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Major Role International Companies System Main Concern Poverty

Word major
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ˈmeɪdʒə(r) / NAmE / ˈmeɪdʒər /
Example
  • a major road
  • major international companies
  • to play a major role in something
  • we have encountered major problems.
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major

(adjective)BrE / ˈmeɪdʒə(r) / NAmE / ˈmeɪdʒər /
  1. very large or important
    • opposite minor
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/minor_1
    • a major road
    • major international companies
    • to play a major role in something
    • We have encountered major problems.
    • There were calls for major changes to the welfare system.
    • Be careful crossing the main road.
    • The main thing is to remain calm.
    • He played a major role in setting up the system.
    • Our major concern here is combatting poverty.
    • He was a key figure in the campaign.
    • Speed is key at this point.
    • The central issue is that of widespread racism.
    • The principal reason for this omission is lack of time.
    • The key/central issue here is…
    • Unemployment was the chief cause of poverty.
    • My prime concern is to protect my property.
  2. serious
    • Never mind—it's not major.
  3. based on a scale (= a series of eight notes) in which the third note is two whole tones / steps higher than the first note
    • compare minor
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/minor_1
    • the key of D major
  4. related to somebody’s main subject of study in college
  5. Extra Examples

    • He played a major role in setting up the system.
    • Our major concern here is combatting poverty.
    • Some major international companies refused to do business with them.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Latin, comparative of magnus ‘great’; perhaps influenced by French majeur.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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