junior
English
/ˈdʒuːnɪə/, /ˈdʒunjɚ/
adj
Definitions
- (comparable) Low in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation.
- (not comparable) Younger.
- (not comparable) Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life.
- (not comparable) Of or pertaining to a third academic year in a four-year high school (eleventh grade) or university.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin junior.
Origin
Latin
junior
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Cognates and derived terms
- junioritis English
- juniority English
- juniormost English
- juniorness English
- juniorship English
- major English
- major junior English
- prejunior English
- junior Latin
- юниор Russian