"comajor" meaning in English

See comajor in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: comajors [plural]
Etymology: co- + major Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|major}} co- + major Head templates: {{en-noun}} 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. Tags: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US
    Sense id: en-comajor-en-noun-ckxke-00 Categories (other): American English, Australian English, Canadian English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41

Verb

Forms: comajors [present, singular, third-person], comajoring [participle, present], comajored [participle, past], comajored [past]
Etymology: co- + major Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|major}} co- + major Head templates: {{en-verb}} 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. Tags: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US, intransitive
    Sense id: en-comajor-en-verb-HoQZfsn7 Categories (other): American English, Australian English, Canadian English, New Zealand English, English terms prefixed with co- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with co-: 38 62

Inflected forms

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