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Jr.	"Jr." is an abbreviation of the word "Junior." "Junior" means "younger," and it used after the name of a son when the son's father has the same name. For example, a man named "Martin Clark" might have a son named "Martin Clark Junior." We usually write a name like this as "Martin Clark Jr." We pronounce the abbreviation just like the word "Junior."
junior	younger (used especially after one's name when one has the same first and last name as one's father and often abbreviated as "Jr.") [1/5 definitions]
Martin Luther King Day	a holiday observed in honor of the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., an important black leader of the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King Day is the third Monday of January.

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