junior
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- juniour (obsolete)
[edit] Etymology
From Latin junior, contr. of juvenior, compar. of iuvenis (“young”); see juvenile.
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -uːniə(r)
[edit] Adjective
junior (comparative more junior, superlative most junior)
- (not comparable, often preceded by a possessive adjective or a possessive form of a noun) Younger.
- 1939 P. G. Wodehouse, "Uncle Fred in the Springtime":
- The last man I met who was at school with me, though some years my junior, had a long white beard and no teeth.
- 1939 P. G. Wodehouse, "Uncle Fred in the Springtime":
- (not comparable) Of or pertaining to a third academic year in a four-year high school (eleventh grade) or university.
- (comparable) Low in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation.
[edit] Related terms
Terms etymologically related to junior
[edit] Noun
junior (plural juniors)
- A younger person.
- four years his junior
- A third-year student at a high school or university.
- A name suffix used after a son's name when his father has the same name. Abbreviation: Jr.
[edit] Antonyms
[edit] Translations
[edit] External links
- junior at OneLook Dictionary Search
[edit] Latin
[edit] Adjective
junior (comparative of juvenis)
- Alternative form of iunior.
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case \ Gender | M.F. | N. | MM.FF. | NN. | |
| nominative | junior | junius | juniōrēs | juniōra | |
| genitive | juniōris | juniōris | juniōrum | juniōrum | |
| dative | juniōrī | juniōrī | juniōribus | juniōribus | |
| accusative | juniōrem | junius | juniōrēs | juniōra | |
| ablative | juniōre | juniōre | juniōribus | juniōribus | |
| vocative | junior | junius | juniōrēs | juniōra | |