junior


Definition: Meaning of, junior in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈdʒuːnɪə /

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  1. having a low rank in an organization or profession
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  2. relating to sport for young people below a particular age
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  3. British English relating to a school for children below the age of 11
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  4. American English relating to the year before the final year of HIGH SCHOOL or college
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junior juniors
  1. be two/five/ten etc years somebody's junior also be somebody's junior by two/five/ten etc years written to be two, five, ten etc years younger than someone
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  2. [countable] a young person who takes part in sport for people below a particular age
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  3. [countable] especially British English someone who has a low rank in an organization or profession
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  4. [countable] British English a child who goes to a JUNIOR SCHOOL
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  5. [countable] American English a student in the year before the final year of HIGH SCHOOL or college
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  6. Junior American English spoken a name used humorously when speaking to or about a boy or a younger man, especially your son
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Junior


Definition: Meaning of, Junior in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈʤuːnjə /

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written abbreviation [American English] [British English]
  1. used after the name of a man or boy who has the same name as his father
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Junior used in phrases

  • Junior Mints
    1. a type of small, soft, circle-shaped MINT that is covered with chocolate
  • junior class (noun)
    1. penultimate class in high school or college
  • junior college (noun)
    1. a college in the US or Canada where students take a course of study that continues for two years [=  community college]
  • junior featherweight (noun)
    1. weighs no more than 122 pounds
  • junior high (noun)
    1. a secondary school usually including 7th and 8th grades
  • junior high school (noun)
    1. a school in the US and Canada for children aged between 12 and 14 or 15
  • junior lightweight (noun)
    1. weighs no more than 130 pounds
  • junior middleweight (noun)
    1. weighs no more than 154 pounds
  • junior school (noun)
    1. a school in Britain for children aged 7 to 11
  • junior status (noun)
    1. in a junior position
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