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junior

ju·nior

UK/ˈd͡ʒuːniə/ US/ˈd͡ʒuniɚ/ common uk us
noun (4) adjective (3)

noun

1.

term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

  • “look here, junior, it”
2.
3.

the younger of two men

4.

a son who has the same first name as his father

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adjective

1.

younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service

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2.

used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college

  • “the junior class”
  • “a third-year student”
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3.

including or intended for youthful persons

  • “a junior sports league”
  • “junior fashions”
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Origin

From junior. The town in West Virginia was established on November 13, 1897, and named after Henry G. Davis Jr. (1871-1896), a son of United States Senator from West Virginia Henry G. Davis (1823-1916) who had been drowned at sea off the Atlantic Coast of South Africa while returning home on the steamship Munkesenton.

Phrases

  • junior bridesmaid
  • junior college
  • junior doctor
  • junior high
  • junior high school
  • junior higher
  • junior infant
  • junior jump

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WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.