Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Either of the two principal groups of professional baseball teams in the United States.
- n. A league of principal importance in other professional sports, such as basketball, football, or ice hockey.
Wiktionary
- n. An association of sports teams which plays at the highest skill level of its sport, especially Major League Baseball.
- n. The highest level of competition in a field of endeavor.
- adj. Of or pertaining to a major sports league.
- adj. Analogous in importance to a major league sports team.
- adj. Serious, intensive.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Sports) The most important league{2} in any sport (especially baseball); contrasted with
minor league . Its teams are more competent, its members are paid more, and its games attract more interest and publicity, than those of a minor league.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the most important league in any sport (especially baseball)
Examples
“Ron Luciano is a former major league umpire-turned-media personality who, like Bob Uecker and Joe Garagiola, makes a nice living telling humorous stories at his own expense.”
“According to a 1987 survey of major league ballplayers conducted by the publishing conglomerate of Nash-Zullo, Inc., Rickey finished first in the following categories:”
“Parnell sharp as Mets beat GiantsNEW YORK - Bobby Parnell pitched six crisp innings in his second major league start and the New York Mets opened an important homestand with a 3-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.”
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“Instead, Zimmer would go with the twenty-two-year-old rookie from the University of Alabama, Bobby Sprowl, who, five days earlier, had lost his first major league start, 4–1, to Baltimore.”
“Pinch-hitter Bryan Petersen singled in his major league debut, starting the decisive rally against Brian Bruney (1-2).”
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“—Jay Johnstone, on the ultimate fashion victims, the men who cover major league baseball games for a living”
“—Dick Williams, former major league manager, taking over a seniors pro team in Florida”
“Which makes me wonder … Yeah, oh yeah, there it is—an online Sportsbook and yes, they are most definitely taking bets on the Belmont, as well as just about every professional sporting event out there, from soccer matches to major league baseball.”
“In 1947 a player named Danny Gardella, blacklisted by major league owners because he had joined the Mexican League rather than accept a lackluster contract from the New York Giants, sued baseball.”
“Mary Margaret Conroy was coming across as a major league Mexophile.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘major league’.
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Hockey
As the playoffs are on, some Hockey terms, and likely some Canadianisms in here.
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Movies I've Seen
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A Myriad of Irii
Iris varieties.
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My Little League Baseball Life
A big part of my life - for now. Maybe someday I'll have a "My Major League Baseball Life." If so, free tickets for all Wordies.
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