- 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.
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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.