Junior

Junior
Junior Jun"ior (j[=u]n"y[~e]r; 277), a. [L. contr. fr. juvenior, compar. of juvenis young. See {Juvenile}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Less advanced in age than another; younger. Abbreviated Jr. [1913 Webster +PJC]

Note: 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. [1913 Webster]

2. Lower in standing or in rank, or having entered later into a position or office; as, a junior partner; junior counsel; junior captain; the junior Senator from New York. [1913 Webster]

3. Composed of juniors, whether younger or a lower standing; as, the junior class; the junior baseball league; of or pertaining to juniors or to a junior class. See {Junior}, n., 2. [1913 Webster]

4. Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life. [1913 Webster]

Our first studies and junior endeavors. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]

5. of or relating to the third year of a four-year term; -- used of the third or next to final year in a U. S. high school or college. See {junior}[2], n..

Syn: third-year. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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