comajor

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

co- +‎ major

Noun[edit]

comajor (plural comajors)

  1. (US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) One of multiple main areas of study of a student working toward a degree at an institute of tertiary education.
    • 2015, Bryan Grieg Fry, Doctor Venom, →ISBN:
      Instead, in addition to my molecular biology major, I was enrolled in a scientific philosophy comajor along with all other members of the honours program, leaving me with time to also do a psychology minor.
    • 2014, Turan Gonen, Electrical Power Transmission System Engineering, →ISBN:
      Dr. Gönen also received an MS in industrial engineering (1973) and a PhD comajor in industrial engineering (1978) from Iowa State University, as well as an MBA from the University of Oklahoma (1980).

Verb[edit]

comajor (third-person singular simple present comajors, present participle comajoring, simple past and past participle comajored)

  1. (US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, intransitive) To concentrate on one of multiple areas of study as a student in a college or university.