Definition of majoring Majoring

/mejˈʤɚɪŋ/ - [meyjering] -

We found 3 definitions of majoring from 2 different sources.

What does majoring mean?

Wiktionary

majoring (Verb)
Present participle of major.

Part of speech

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majoring, verb, gerund of major (infinitive).

WordNet

Noun Plural: majors
major - the principal field of study of a student at a university; "her major is linguistics"
		field of study, subject area, subject field, bailiwick, discipline, subject, study, field the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
major - a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines; below lieutenant colonel and above captain
		commissioned military officer a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps
major - a university student who is studying a particular field as the principal subject; "she is a linguistics major"
		educatee, student, pupil a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
major - British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943)
		John Major, John R. Major, John Roy Major
Verb majors, majoring, majored
major - have as one's principal field of study; "She is majoring in linguistics"
		study learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"
Adjective major, majorer, majorest
major - greater in number or size or amount; "a major portion (a majority) of the population"; "Ursa Major"; "a major portion of the winnings"
		minor limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
major - of full legal age
		jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
major - of a scale or mode; "major scales"; "the key of D major"
		music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
major - of greater importance or stature or rank; "a major artist"; "a major role"; "major highways"
		minor limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country"
major - of the elder of two boys with the same family name; "Jones major"
		senior used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college; "the senior prom"
major - greater in scope or effect; "a major contribution"; "a major improvement"; "a major break with tradition"; "a major misunderstanding"
major - of the field of academic study in which one concentrates or specializes; "his major field was mathematics"
major - of greater seriousness or danger; "a major earthquake"; "a major hurricane"; "a major illness"

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Wiktionary

major (Noun)
A military rank between captain and lieutenant colonel .
major (Noun)
The main area of study of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.
major (Noun)
A student at a college or university concentrating on a given area of study.
major (Noun)
A person of legal age .
major (Noun)
The major premise .
major (Noun)
An alternate term for touchdown; short for "major score".
major (Verb)
To concentrate on a particular area of study as a student in a college or university.
major (Adjective)
Of great significance or importance.
major (Adjective)
Being the larger of two intervals denoted by the same ordinal number .
major (Adjective)
Containing the note which is a major third four half step s above the tonic.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

major (a.)
Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the territory.
major (a.)
Of greater dignity; more important.
major (a.)
Of full legal age.
major (a.)
Greater by a semitone, either in interval or in difference of pitch from another tone.
major (a.)
An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer.
major (a.)
A person of full age.
major (a.)
That premise which contains the major term. It its the first proposition of a regular syllogism; as: No unholy person is qualified for happiness in heaven [the major]. Every man in his natural state is unholy [minor]. Therefore, no man in his natural state is qualified for happiness in heaven [conclusion or inference].
major (a.)
A mayor.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

major
A military rank between captain and lieutenant-colonel.
major
The main area of study of a student working toward a degree at a college or university.

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥

major
An officer next in rank above a captain and below a lieutenant-colonel; the lowest field-officer.

Wikipedia

Major is a rank that is given for a mid-level command officer (higher than the rank of Captain and lower than the rank of Lieutenant Colonel). It is shown by a thick golden bar followed by a thin golden bar and again by a thick golden bar in Canada. In Great Britain it is represented by a single crown. In the United States of America it is shown by a gold oak leaf.