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Major league

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

📖 Definitions of "Major league"

noun
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

    "You can't be so casual. You're in the major leagues now."

adjective
  1. 1

    Of or pertaining to a major sports league; belonging to the professional level of a sport, such as US baseball.

  2. 2

    Analogous in importance to a major league sports team.

    "Calatrava is a major league architect."

  3. 3

    Serious, high-level; significant

    "Bill accidentally faxed sensitive documents to our competitors, and such a major league mess-up could only be dealt with by firing Bill."

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