Definition of Major league

1. Noun. The most important league in any sport (especially baseball).

Exact synonyms: Big League, Majors
Category relationships: Baseball, Baseball Game
Member holonyms: Major-league Club, Major-league Team
Generic synonyms: Conference, League

Definition of Major league

1. Noun. An association of sports teams which plays at the highest skill level of its sport, especially Major League Baseball. ¹

2. Noun. (usually in plural or attributive) The highest level of competition in a field of endeavor. ¹

3. Adjective. Of or pertaining to a major sports league. ¹

4. Adjective. Analogous in importance to a major league sports team. ¹

5. Adjective. Serious, intensive. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Major League

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major league (current term)
major leaguer
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Literary usage of Major league

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1914)
"But no manager can be compelled to sell a player, nor to trade one, and a trade with any major league club made these days is seldom without advantage to ..."

2. Professional Sports: The Challenges Facing the Future of the Industry (1998)
"major league Baseball was able to accomplish this because the Supreme Court has held that it is exempt from antitrust laws, and Congress has not disturbed ..."

3. Literacy Centers by Jill Norris (2003)
"A Cultural Map: major league Baseball Teams Monday 1. How many major league baseball teams are there in the United States and Canada? 2. ..."

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