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major

 
 
/ˈmeɪdʒər/ noun [C]

Translation

SUBJECT US the most important subject that a college or university student studies, or the student who is studying
ana bilim dalı, ana bilim dalı öğrencisi
What's your major? Diane's an English major.4271372
OFFICER an officer of middle rank in the army or air force
(kara, hava) binbaşı
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(Definition of major noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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