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adjective
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of more recent appointment or admission, as to an office or status; of lower rank or standing: a junior partner.
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(in American universities, colleges, and schools) noting or pertaining to the class or year next below that of the senior.
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Finance. subordinate to preferred creditors, mortgagees, and the like.
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EXPANDof later date; subsequent to: His appointment is junior to mine by six months.
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composed of younger members: The junior division of the camp went on the hike.
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being smaller than the usual size: The hotel has special weekend rates on junior suites.
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(of an iron or steel shape) relatively small, but rolled to a standard form.
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COLLAPSEof, for, or designating clothing in sizes 3–15 or those who wear it: a junior dress; junior measurements; the junior department.
noun
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a person who is younger than another.
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a person who is newer or of lower rank in an office, class, profession, etc.; subordinate.
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a student who is in the next to the final year of a course of study.
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Often, juniors.
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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.
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the department or section of a store where garments in these sizes are sold.
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EXPANDa garment in this size range.
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a woman or girl who wears garments in this size range.
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(initial capital letter) a member of the Girl Scouts from 9 through 11 years old.
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COLLAPSEInformal. (often initial capital letter) a boy; youth; son: Ask junior to give you a hand with the packing.
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Juniors
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Origin:
1520–30; < Latin jūnior younger
1520–30; < Latin jūnior younger
Related forms
pre·jun·ior, adjective
sub·jun·ior, adjective
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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
EXPANDpeople, 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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