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Maj., Maj, MAJ
1. Abbreviation of major, a military officer.
2. A commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above captain and below lieutenant colonel; someone who holds this rank.
3. Someone who is superior in rank, importance, or ability; such as, a major oil-producing country.
4. In law, someone who has reached full legal age.
5. A field of study chosen as an academic specialty.
6. A student specializing in such studies; as, a linguistics major.
7. In logic; a major premise; a major term.
8. In music, a major scale, key, interval, or mode; a chord containing a major third between the first and second notes and a minor third between the second and third notes.
9. In sports, getting into the majors; such as, "He has been accepted into the majors."
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