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majoring in

majoring in is the present participle and gerund of major in.

Meaning of major in

Verb

major in (third-person singular simple present majors in, present participle majoring in, simple past and past participle majored in)

  1. (Canada, US) To take (something) as one's major field of study in an institute of tertiary education (such as a college or university).
    • John majored in Computer Science, while Jane majored in Art.
    Antonyms:
    minor in

Questions about majoring in

What is majoring in the present participle and gerund of?
Majoring in is the present participle and gerund of major in.

Words near majoring in in the dictionary

  1. majoresses
  2. majorette
  3. majorettes
  4. majoretting
  5. majoring
  6. majoring in
  7. majorino
  8. majorisation
  9. majorisations
  10. majorise
  11. majorised

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Adapted from Wiktionary: majoring in (page history and authors); major in (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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