double-major

verb

to concentrate on two particular areas of study as a student in a college or university

“If I double-major in anthropology and neuroscience, I will barely have enough time to sleep.”

Meanings

verbdouble-major (third-person singular simple present double-majors, present participle double-majoring, simple past and past participle double-majored)

present singular third person double-majors · participle present double-majoring · participle past double-majored · past double-majored · alternative double major

  1. to concentrate on two particular areas of study as a student in a college or university

    If I double-major in anthropology and neuroscience, I will barely have enough time to sleep.

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Chicago

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