major league

noun

1
: a league of highest classification in U.S. professional baseball
broadly : a league of major importance in any of various sports
2
major-league adjective
major leaguer noun

Examples of major league in a Sentence

when you've landed a tenure-track position at that university, you're playing in the major leagues
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The committee that year comprised largely Hall of Famers and executives of major league teams. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024 The substance is rubbed on every baseball before every major league game. Evan Bush, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024 Like most major league teams that don’t own their own TV networks, the Rockies’ money stream was disrupted by the demise of regional sports networks. Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 2 Nov. 2024 In his first major league game, Semproch gave up a hit and a walk, struck out two, and earned the win in a three-inning relief appearance. Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for major league 

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of major league was in 1887

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“Major league.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/major%20league. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

major league

noun
: a league in the highest class of U.S. professional sports
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