Major (disambiguation)
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Major may mean:
- Major, a military rank.
- An academic major, the primary focus of a Bachelor's degree, in the United States and some other countries.
- In music, major (in contrast to minor) is a type of scale, key, chord, or interval; see major and minor. Also:
- major scale
- major chord
- the names of various intervals, such as a major third or major sixth
- In British public school terminology, "major" means an older brother or sister (when two people have the same surname), as opposed to "minor".
- In American sports, various leagues are described as major (or "the majors") when they represent the highest level of competition in their geographic area, such as Major League Baseball or Major League Soccer.
- In golf, a major championship is one of an elite tier of annual tournaments (not more than five) recognised by the relevant authorities for a particular branch of the sport. See:
- In English Change Ringing, Major refers to a ringing method rung on eight church bells.
- Major (law) (as opposed to minor (law)), one with the full legal rights of an adult
- John Major, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 – 1997.
- Major Taylor, an American champion cyclist 1899–1901.
- Major Gowen, a character on the 1970s British tv series Fawlty Towers.
- The Major, a character on the 1970s American TV series Soap.
- Major (manga), a baseball-related manga/anime series in Japan.
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