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jun·ior
(jo͞on′yər)adj.
1. Abbr. Jr. Used to distinguish a son from his father when they have the same given name.
2. Intended for or including youthful persons: a junior sports league.
3. Lower in rank or shorter in length of tenure: a junior officer; the junior senator.
4. Of, for, or constituting students in the third year of a US high school or college: the junior class.
5. Lesser in scale than the usual.
n.
1. A person who is younger than another: a sister four years my junior.
2. A person lesser in rank or time of participation or service; subordinate.
3. A student in the third year of a US high school or college.
4. A class of clothing sizes for girls and slender women. Also called junior miss.
[Middle English, from Latin iūnior, comparative of iuvenis, young; see yeu- in Indo-European roots.]
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junior
(ˈdʒuːnjə)adj
1. lower in rank or length of service; subordinate
2. younger in years: junior citizens.
3. of or relating to youth or childhood: junior pastimes.
4. (Education) Brit of or relating to schoolchildren between the ages of 7 and 11 approximately
5. (Education) US of, relating to, or designating the third year of a four-year course at college or high school
n
6. (Law) law (in England) any barrister below the rank of Queen's Counsel
7. a junior person
8. (Education) Brit a junior schoolchild
9. (Education) US a junior student
[C17: from Latin: younger, from juvenis young]
Junior
(ˈdʒuːnjə)adj
being the younger: usually used after a name to distinguish the son from the father with the same first name or names: Charles Parker, Junior. Abbreviations: Jnr, Jr, Jun or Junr
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jun•ior
(ˈdʒun yər)adj.
1. younger (typically designating a son named after his father; often written as Jr. following the name): the junior Mr. Hansen; Edward Hansen, Jr.
2. of more recent election, appointment, or admission: the junior Senator from Michigan.
3. of lower rank or standing: a junior partner.
4. of or pertaining to juniors in school or college.
5. of later date; subsequent to.
6. composed of younger members: the junior division.
7. being smaller than the usual size.
n. 8. a person who is younger than another.
9. a person who is newer or of lower rank, as in a profession; subordinate.
10. a student in the next to the last year at a high school, college, or university.
11.
a. Often, juniors. a range of odd-numbered sizes, chiefly 3–15, for garments for women with short waists.
b. a garment in this size range.
12. a boy; youth; son.
[1520–30; < Latin jūnior younger]
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Noun | 1. | junior - term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male; "look here, junior, it's none of your business" arriviste, nouveau-riche, parvenu, upstart - a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class |
2. | junior - a third-year undergraduate lowerclassman, underclassman - an undergraduate who is not yet a senior | |
3. | junior - the younger of two persons; "she is two years my junior" | |
4. | Junior - a son who has the same first name as his father | |
Adj. | 1. | junior - younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service young, immature - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people" subordinate - subject or submissive to authority or the control of another; "a subordinate kingdom" senior - older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service; "senior officer" |
2. | junior - used of the third or next to final year in United States high school or college; "the junior class"; "a third-year student" intermediate - lying between two extremes in time or space or state; "going from sitting to standing without intermediate pushes with the hands"; "intermediate stages in a process"; "intermediate stops on the route"; "an intermediate range plane" | |
3. | junior - including or intended for youthful persons; "a junior sports league"; "junior fashions" |
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junior
adjective
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junior
adjectivenoun
One belonging to a lower class or rank:
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junior
[ˈdʒuːnɪəʳ]A. ADJ [employee, executive, manager] (in age) → más joven; (in length of service) → de menor antigüedad; (in position, rank) → subalterno, auxiliar; [partner] → segundo; [section] (in competition) → juvenil
Roy Smith, Junior → Roy Smith, hijo
Roy Smith, Junior → Roy Smith, hijo
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junior
(ˈdʒuːnjə) noun, adjective (a person who is) younger in years or lower in rank or authority. He is two years my junior; The school sent two juniors and one senior to take part; junior pupils; He is junior to me in the firm; the junior school.menor
adjective (often abbreviated to Jnr, ~Jr or Jun . when written) used to indicate the son of a person who is still alive and who has the same name. John Jones Junior.hijo
noun (especially American) a name for the child (usually a son) of a family. Do bring Junior! el pequeño, el benjamín
younger than but junior to.
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junior
→ más joven , menorMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009