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How to pronounce “major”

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Pronunciation guide for major

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of major with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Baseball Between the Numbersjournalism major coming out of college
Definition summary: (attributive):

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Baseball Between the Numbers

journalism major coming out of college

[Adjective]
(attributive):
Of full legal age, having attained majority.
(education) Of or relating to a subject of academic study chosen as a field of specialization.
(music):
(UK, dated) Indicating the elder of two brothers (or the eldest of three), appended to a surname in public schools.
(logic)
[Noun]
(military) A rank of officer in the army and the US air force, between captain and lieutenant colonel.
A person of legal age.
(music):
A large, commercially successful company, especially a record label that is bigger than an indie.
(education, Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand) The principal subject or course of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.
(logic):
(bridge) Ellipsis of major suit.
(Canadian football) A touchdown, or major score.
(Australian rules football) A goal.
(British slang, dated) An elder brother (especially at a public school).
(entomology) A large leaf-cutter ant that acts as a soldier, defending the nest.
(obsolete) Alternative form of mayor and mair.
[Verb]
(intransitive) Used in a phrasal verb: major in.