Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

major in

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.29 in modern English

Syllables
ma-jor in
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take (something) as one's major field of study in an institute of tertiary education (such as a college or university).

Canadian usage; American usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

majors in (present, singular) majoring in (participle, present) majored in (participle, past) majored in (past)

Antonyms

minor in

Questions

What does major in mean?
To take (something) as one's major field of study in an institute of tertiary education (such as a college or university).

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