Слово англійською: major
Іменник
Переклад major українською: майо́р, перева́жна части́на, мажо́р, тра́нспортний кола́пс
Детальний опис
- [countable]
(abbreviation Maj.)
an officer of fairly high rank in the army or the US air force- Major Smith
- He's a major in the US army.
see also drum major, sergeant major
- [countable] (North American English) the main subject or course of a student at college or university compare minor
Wordfinder- degree
- dissertation
- education
- graduate
- hall of residence
- lecture
- major
- seminar
- tutorial
- university
- [countable] (North American English) a student studying a particular subject as the main part of their course
- a major organization or competition
- The output of the big five oil majors has fallen in recent years.
- The greatest achievement in tennis is to win all four majors in a single year.
CultureThe Majors is the name given to the four most important tournaments (= sports competitions) in golf. They are the British Open, the US Open, the US Masters Tournament and the US PGA Championship.The term Majors is also sometimes used for the four most important tournaments in tennis, also called the Grand Slams. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.
the majors
[plural] (North American English, sport) the major leagues Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin, comparative of magnus ‘great’; perhaps influenced by French majeur.