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How to pronounce majors in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms big league, major league
Type of conference, league

Examples of majors

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Aussie legend Rod Laver won all four majors, in the same year, in 1969 and 1962.
From the sacbee.com
Cabrera is 40-49 lifetime since breaking into the majors with Baltimore in 2004.
From the sportingnews.com
Mickelson hasn't finished in the top 10 of a major since 2010 US Open, 4 majors.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Eight of his appearances in the majors last season went for more than an inning.
From the stltoday.com
Should Nadal win this championships, he would go into double figures for majors.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Kemp leads the majors with a .459 average and has 13 RBIs in his first 17 games.
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There were 346 penalty minutes, including 15 fighting majors and 21 misconducts.
From the post-gazette.com
Roger Federer was 81-4 in 2005 with two majors, exiting twice in the semifinals.
From the dailyherald.com
He said people lost a lot more majors and gave them to him than he actually won.
From the omaha.com
More examples
  • Have as one's principal field of study; "She is majoring in linguistics"
  • A commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
  • Of greater importance or stature or rank; "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways"
  • British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
  • A university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject; "she is a linguistics major"
  • Of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes; "his major field was mathematics"
  • Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.
  • An academic major, major concentration, concentration, or simply major is a college or university student's main field of specialization during his or her undergraduate studies which would be in addition to, and may incorporate portions of, a core curriculum. ...
  • Major is a rank of the Canadian Forces. The rank insignia of a major is two 1/2-in stripes with a 1/4-in. stripe between. ...