midmajor

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noun

A college not affiliated with a conference that is one of the primary partners in the College Football Playoff

OriginEnglish major ← Middle English major ← Latin maior →
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Meanings

nounmidmajor (plural midmajors)

plural midmajors · alternative mid-major

  1. American footballA college not affiliated with a conference that is one of the primary partners in the College Football Playoff
  2. USball gamesA conference that is not a major conference

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*me
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*médʰi
  4. Proto-Indo-European*médʰyos
  5. Proto-Germanic*midjaz
  6. Proto-West Germanic*midi
  7. Old Englishmidd
  8. Middle Englishmid
  9. Englishmid
  10. Englishmid-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  12. Proto-Indo-European*méǵyōs
  13. Proto-Italic*majjōs
  14. Latinmaior
  15. Middle Englishmajor
  16. Englishmajor
  17. Englishmidmajor

From mid- + major.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with midmajor

majorpagerwagerstagerragernonmajorminimajorpremajorsubmajorsupermajorupstager
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Cite this entry
APA

midmajor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midmajor

MLA

“midmajor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midmajor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midmajor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midmajor.

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