major league

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

major league
    n 1: the most important league in any sport (especially
         baseball) [syn: {major league}, {big league}, {majors}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

major league \major league\ 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 1.5 +PJC] major-league

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

major-league \major-league\, major league \major league\a.
   1. Of or pertaining to a {major league}; as, major-league
      football rules.
      [PJC]

   2. Among the best or most important of its class; as, a
      major-league computer manufacturer.
      [PJC] major-league club

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

24 Moby Thesaurus words for "major league":
      big, big-league, big-name, big-time, bigwig, bigwigged,
      consequential, considerable, double-barreled, earthshaking, grand,
      great, heavyweight, high-powered, important, major, material,
      momentous, name, self-important, significant, substantial,
      superior, world-shaking

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