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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Despite efforts to bring down juvenile crime, incidents involving minors in Washington, D.C., persisted.
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Koppang, a Spanish major with a minor in political science who previously studied in Chile, is expected to go to the Asunción metropolitan area of Paraguay to be an English teaching assistant from February to December 2026, according to a release.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Lieber is pursuing a minor in film and media studies.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2025
Aguilar Maldonado, who lives in Lake Elmo, entered the U.S. without legal status as a 17-year-old unaccompanied minor in 2016.
—Sarah Thamer, Twin Cities, 8 Aug. 2025
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Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Koppang, a Spanish major with a minor in political science who previously studied in Chile, is expected to go to the Asunción metropolitan area of Paraguay to be an English teaching assistant from February to December 2026, according to a release.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Lieber is pursuing a minor in film and media studies.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2025
Aguilar Maldonado, who lives in Lake Elmo, entered the U.S. without legal status as a 17-year-old unaccompanied minor in 2016.
—Sarah Thamer, Twin Cities, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Minor in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minor%20in. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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