non·ma·jor
| \ ˌnän-ˈmā-jər
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plural nonmajors
Definition of nonmajor
: someone or something that is not a major: such as
a
: a student who is not majoring in the subject being studied
a history course for nonmajors
b
: a golf or tennis tournament that is not a major
Nearly 5 million viewers watched the final round of the Wyndham Championship two weeks ago, making it the network's best viewership in a nonmajor in more than three years.— Tom Jones
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“Nonmajor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonmajor. Accessed 4 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of nonmajor was in 1934
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