midmajor

midmajor

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *me
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰe
Proto-Indo-European *médʰi
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos
Proto-Germanic *midjaz
Proto-West Germanic *midi
Old English midd
Middle English mid
English mid
English mid-
Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s
Proto-Indo-European *-yōs
Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂yōs
Proto-Italic *magjōs
Latin maiorder.
Middle English major
English major
English midmajor

    From mid- + major.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -eɪdʒə(ɹ)

    Noun

    midmajor (plural midmajors)

    1. (American football) A college not affiliated with a conference that is one of the primary partners in the College Football Playoff
    2. (US, basketball) A conference that is not a major conference

    See also

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