Dictionary Check: major
"major" is a valid word!
Scrabble
14
points
Words with Friends
17
points
Definition
adjective
of greater importance or stature or rank
Example:
"a major artist"
adjective
greater in scope or effect
Example:
"a major contribution"
adjective
greater in number or size or amount
Example:
"a major portion (a majority) of the population"
adjective
of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes
Example:
"his major field was mathematics"
adjective
(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the third and fourth degrees and the seventh and eighth degrees
Example:
"major scales"
adjective
of greater seriousness or danger
Example:
"a major earthquake"
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