major
adjective
1 adjective important, significantmór adj1 mór- prefsuntasach adj1 tábhachtach adj1 it's a major cause of heart disease is siocair mhór galar croí é, tá sé ar cheann de na cúiseanna is mó a bhíonn le galar croía major centre of population mórionad daonrathis is a major development in physics mórfhorbairt i gcúrsaí fisice í seo, seo forbairt shuntasach i gcúrsaí fisicea major road príomhbhóthar masc1to play a major role in sth ról tábhachtach a bheith agat i rud, ról suntasach a bheith agat i rud 2 adjective biggest, most importantpríomh- prefmór- prefthat's the major cause of accidents sin é an phríomhchúis a bhíonn le timpistíit's our major fundraising event is é an ócáid bhailithe airgid is mó a bhíonn againn éShow full entry
3 adjective very seriousif something major crops up, let me know má thagann aon rud mór chun cinn, cuir scéala chugamit's nothing major ní haon scéal mór é, níl a dhath millteanach ann 4 adjective MUS scalemór- prefmajor scale mórscála masc4 5 adjective MUS keyin A major (also in the key of A major) i mórghléas A
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6 noun SPOR (especially US) tournament, league etcmórchomórtas masc1 he won 7 tournaments, including 2 majors bhuaigh sé 7 gcomórtas, 2 mhórchomórtas ina measc 7 noun COMM biggest, best-knownmórchomhlacht masc3 the oil majors na mórchomhlachtaí ola 8 noun (US) ED subjectpríomhábhar masc1 I chose Technology as my major roghnaigh mé an Teicneolaíocht mar phríomhábhar 9 noun (US) ED studenthe was a History major mac léinn é a raibh an Stair mar phríomhábhar aige 10 noun (also Major) MIL rankmaor masc1 11 noun (also Major) MIL, MUS of bandmaor masc1 he was the drum major ba é maor na ndrumaí é