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   jun·ior

   /ˈjo͞onyər/

   adjective

   • 1. of, for, or denoting young or younger people: "junior tennis" Similar youngeryoungestOpposite seniorolder
   • ▪ of, for, or denoting schoolchildren between the ages of 7 and 11: British "junior pupils"
   • ▪ of or for students in the third year of a course lasting four years in college or high school: North American "his junior year in college"
   • ▪ denoting the younger of two who have the same name in a family, especially a son as distinct from his father: "John F. Kennedy Junior" Similar the YoungerminorIIOpposite Senior
   • 2. low or lower in rank or status: "part of my function is to supervise those junior to me" Similar low-rankinglower-rankingsubordinatesub-lesserlowerminorsecondaryinferiorbeneathunderOpposite higher-rankingsenior

   noun

   • 1. a person who is a specified number of years younger than someone else: "he's five years her junior"
   • ▪ a student in the third year of college or high school: North American "high-school juniors and seniors"
   • ▪ (in sports) a young competitor, typically under sixteen or eighteen: "indoor tennis for juniors"
   • ▪ used as a nickname or form of address for one's son: informal North American "he said: “there's Junior,” referring to his son"
   • 2. a person with low rank or status compared with others: "an office junior"
   • 3. a size of clothing for teenagers or slender women.

   Word Origin Middle English (as an adjective following a family name): from Latin, comparative of juvenis ‘young’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. juniority noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › juniorJunior Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of JUNIOR is less advanced in age : younger —used chiefly to distinguish a son with the same given name as his father. How to use junior in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishJUNIOR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   JUNIOR definition: 1. someone who has a job at a low level within an organization: 2. a student at a junior school 3…. Learn more.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › juniorJUNIOR Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   noun. a person who is younger than another. a person who is newer or of lower rank in an office, class, profession, etc.; subordinate. a student who is in the next to the final year of a course of study. Often juniors.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishJUNIOR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   younger (usually designating the younger of two men bearing the same full name, as a son named after his father; often written as Jr. or jr. following the name)

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › juniorJunior - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Use the word junior to describe things that are intended for young people, like the junior chess tournament for elementary school kids or the junior department in a clothing store, with kid-sized sweaters and jeans.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › juniorJunior - definition of junior by The Free Dictionary

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   1. A person who is younger than another: a sister four years my junior. 2. A person lesser in rank or time of participation or service; subordinate. 3. A student in the third year of a US high school or college. 4. A class of clothing sizes for girls and slender women. Also called junior miss.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishJUNIOR | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   JUNIOR definition: 1. low or lower in rank: 2. for or relating to young people: 3. used at the end of a man's name…. Learn more.