junior

[JunĀ·ior]

A son who has the same first name as his father

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Less advanced in age than another; younger.

Noun
the younger of two men

Noun
a third-year undergraduate

Noun
a son who has the same first name as his father

Noun
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male; "look here, junior, it''s none of your business"

Adjective S.
including or intended for youthful persons; "a junior sports league"; "junior fashions"

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


a.
Less advanced in age than another; younger.

a.
Lower in standing or in rank; later in office; as, a junior partner; junior counsel; junior captain.

a.
Composed of juniors, whether younger or a lower standing; as, the junior class; of or pertaining to juniors or to a junior class. See Junior, n., 2.

n.
Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life.

n.
A younger person.

n.
Hence: One of a lower or later standing; specifically, in American colleges, one in the third year of his course, one in the fourth or final year being designated a senior; in some seminaries, one in the first year, in others, one in the second year, of a three years' course.


Junior

Jun"ior , a. [L. contr. fr. juvenior, compar. of juvenis young. See Juvenile.] 1. Less advanced in age than another; younger. &hand; Junior is applied to distinguish the younger of two persons bearing the same name in the same family, and is opposed to senior or elder. Commonly applied to a son who has the same Christian name as his father. 2. Lower in standing or in rank; later in office; as, a junior partner; junior counsel; junior captain. 3. Composed of juniors, whether younger or a lower standing; as, the junior class; of or pertaining to juniors or to a junior class. See Junior, n., 2. 4. Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life.
Our first studies and junior endeavors.

Junior

Jun"ior, n. 1. A younger person.
His junior she, by thirty years.
2. Hence: One of a lower or later standing; specifically, in American colleges, one in the third year of his course, one in the fourth or final year being designated a senior; in some seminaries, one in the first year, in others, one in the second year, of a three years' course.

Less advanced in age than another; younger.

A younger person.

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Usage Examples

It wasn't a secret that I was gay. I'd come out to my parents during my junior year of high school, on the day that I also wrecked the family car.

I don't think I really know just how cool Satan really was when I was in Junior High School. Now, thanks to Marilyn Manson, it's no longer a secret.

I never really loved school through junior high, but then I started running track my freshman year, and I was just like, 'Wow, this is cool!'

My mom and dad met at UCLA when he as a captain in the Air Force and she was in her junior year.

In high school, a teacher once suggested that I be a math major in college. I thought, 'Me? You've got to be joking!' I mean, in junior high, I used to come home and cry because I was so afraid of my math homework. Seriously, I was terrified of math.

Most of the time I liked school and got good grades. In junior high, though, I hit a stumbling block with math - I used to come home and cry because of how frustrated I was! But after a few good teachers and a lot of perseverance, I ended up loving math and even choosing it as a major when I got to college.

In school I was pretty quiet. Kinda shy until my junior year. But at home I was a freak.

Just about this time, when in imagination I was so great a warrior, I had good use in real life for more strength, as I was no longer taken to school by the nurse, but instead had myself to protect my brother, two years my junior.

I'm talking like 10, 12 years old. Either junior brings Mom and Pop or Mom and Pop bring the kids. I'm talking young here, not a college drinking crowd.

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Other Usage Examples

I have the most profound respect for the Department of Justice and the FTC. We in Europe are a younger and I would say junior institution to the historical antitrust experience of the US.

I think Junior is certainly a science fiction premise as is Twins, as is Dave, beyond Ghostbusters.

In junior high school, I was an object of pure ridicule for my dress, withdrawal, and asocial manner. Dozens of times, I saw individuals laugh and smile more in ten to fifteen minutes than I did in all my life up to then.

I came from Long Island, so I had a lot of experience at the stick. I played in junior high school, then I played in high school. The technical aspect of the game was my forte. I had all that experience, then I had strength and I was in good condition.

My art teacher in junior high was a very out gay man and a mentor to me. He would tell us about Greenwich Village and show us the 'Village Voice' and describe his life, but it was all sort of subversive and below the radar.

My art teacher in junior high was a very out gay man and a mentor to me.

I had a classic gym teacher in junior high who wore a weightlifter's belt all the time.

Following my junior year in high school, I went on a camping trip through Russia in a group led by Horst Momber, a young language teacher from Roosevelt.

I got into acting my junior year of high school. We got a new hot drama teacher and I was like 'Alright, I'll try drama.'

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