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- pronunciation:
- jun
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
"Junior" means "younger." The word "junior" is often used after the name of a son when the son's father has the same name. For example, a man named "Marvin Green" might give his son the name "Marvin Green Junior." The word "Junior" at the end of a name is often written as "Jr." but still pronounced "Junior."
Marissa's brother is named Gregory Perkins Jr. His parents call him "Junior" for short, but Marissa calls him "Greg."- antonyms:
- senior
- similar words:
- younger
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| definition 2: |
When someone is junior to other people, they are newer or in a lower position than the others. If one person has worked for a company for two years and another has worked for the company for five years, the first person is junior to the second person.
The junior employees eat in the cafeteria, but the higher level employees eat in a special dining room.- antonyms:
- senior, superior
- similar words:
- inferior, lower, minor, secondary
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| definition 3: |
In the U.S., the third year of high school or college is called the "junior" year. The fourth year is called the "senior" year.
My older sister is in her junior year in high school. She has just one more year after this one. |
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