minor in
phrasal verb
minored in; minoring in; minors in
US
: to have (a specified second subject of study) in addition to a main subject
In college, she majored in chemistry and minored in biology.
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He’s headed to Western New England next year to major in accounting and minor in finance.
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 9 July 2025
After Santa Monica High School, Cordes graduated from USC with a major in English and a minor in cinema and television, then earned his master’s in English at UCLA.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
Texas outlawed puberty blockers and hormone treatment for minors in 2023.
—Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
As of 2021, transgender minors in Tennessee are prohibited from using school bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 3 June 2025
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Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 9 July 2025
After Santa Monica High School, Cordes graduated from USC with a major in English and a minor in cinema and television, then earned his master’s in English at UCLA.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
Texas outlawed puberty blockers and hormone treatment for minors in 2023.
—Mark Sherman, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
As of 2021, transgender minors in Tennessee are prohibited from using school bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 3 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for minor in
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“Minor in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20in. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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