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jun⋅ior

[joon-yer]
–adjective
1. younger (usually designating the younger of two men bearing the same full name, as a son named after his father; often written as Jr. or jr. following the name): May I speak with the junior Mr. Hansen? Mr. Edward Andrew Hansen, Jr. Compare senior (def. 1).
2. of more recent appointment or admission, as to an office or status; of lower rank or standing: a junior partner.
3. (in American universities, colleges, and schools) noting or pertaining to the class or year next below that of the senior.
4. Finance. subordinate to preferred creditors, mortgagees, and the like.
5. of later date; subsequent to: His appointment is junior to mine by six months.
6. composed of younger members: The junior division of the camp went on the hike.
7. being smaller than the usual size: The hotel has special weekend rates on junior suites.
8. (of an iron or steel shape) relatively small, but rolled to a standard form.
9. of, for, or designating clothing in sizes 3–15 or those who wear it: a junior dress; junior measurements; the junior department.
–noun
10. a person who is younger than another.
11. a person who is newer or of lower rank in an office, class, profession, etc.; subordinate.
12. a student who is in the next to the final year of a course of study.
13. Often, juniors.
a. a range of odd-numbered sizes, chiefly from 3 to 15, for garments that fit women and girls with shorter waists, narrower shoulders, and smaller bustlines than those of average build.
b. the department or section of a store where garments in these sizes are sold.
14. a garment in this size range.
15. a woman or girl who wears garments in this size range.
16. (initial capital letter) a member of the Girl Scouts from 9 through 11 years old.
17. Informal. (often initial capital letter) a boy; youth; son: Ask junior to give you a hand with the packing.

Origin:
1520–30; < L jūnior younger
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jun·ior   (jōōn'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 U.S. 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 U.S. 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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Word Origin & History

junior 
1296, from L. junior, comp. of juvenis "young, young man" (see young). Used after a person's name to mean "the younger of two" from 1409 (in Anglo-L.). Abbreviation Jr. is attested from 1623. Meaning "of lesser standing, more recent" is from 1766. That of "meant for younger people, of smaller size" is from 1860. Junior college first attested 1899; junior high school is from 1909. Junior miss "young teenage girl" is from 1907.
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Main Entry: ju·nior
Pronunciation: 'jü-ny&r
Function: adjective
: of lower standing or rank : SUBORDINATE junior lienholder>
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