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minor in

minor in verb: to study as or qualify in a subsidiary subject at college or university.

Verb

minor in (third-person singular simple present minors in, present participle minoring in, simple past and past participle minored in)

  1. (Canada, US, transitive) To study as or qualify in a subsidiary subject at college or university.
    Antonyms:
    major in

Antonyms of minor in

Forms of minor in

third-person singular presentminors in
present participleminoring in
past participleminored in
pastminored in

Questions about minor in

What does minor in mean?
Minor in means to study as or qualify in a subsidiary subject at college or university.
What part of speech is minor in?
Minor in is a verb.
What is the past tense of minor in?
The past tense of minor in is minored in.

Words near minor in in the dictionary

  1. minor diagonal
  2. minor diagonals
  3. minor diameter
  4. minor diameters
  5. Minor Feast
  6. minor in
  7. minor interval
  8. minor intervals
  9. minor key
  10. minor keys
  11. minor league

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