major
/ˈmeɪdʒər/ adjectiveDefinition
IMPORTANT [always before noun] › more important or more serious than other things or people of a similar type: a major problem/issue a major city America has played a major role in the peace process.
MUSIC › in music, belonging to a key (= set of musical notes) which often produces a happy sound → Opposite minor adjective
(Definition of major adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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