American to study another subject as well as your main subject at university
She majored in French and minored in history in college.
phraseminor in minor in sthAmE to study a second subject at a college or university that is less important for your degree than your main subject: Business students often minor in a foreign language. ► compare major in
minor in (something)
To complete a college or university degree with a particular subject as an official secondary focus. Originally I thought I would major in English literature, but I ended up minoring in it.Samantha majored in economics and minored in history.
minor in something
to study a secondary subject in college. (Compare this with major in something.) I minored in math in college.I decided to minor in history.
minor in
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To complete a long-term course of study in some subject that is one's secondary focus: My main course of study is biology, and I'm minoring in philosophy.