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junior
adjective
having
a
lower
rank
,
position
,
or
level
of
experience
than
someone
else
in
the
same
organization
or
activity
•
As
a
junior
doctor
,
Maya
often
worked
night
shifts
.
As
a
junior
doctor
,
Maya
often
worked
night
shifts
.
•
He
started
as
a
junior
engineer
but
became
team
leader
within
two
years
.
He
started
as
a
junior
engineer
but
became
team
leader
within
two
years
.
From
Latin
‘
iunior
’
meaning
‘
younger
’
adjective
relating
to
the
third
year
of
a
four-year
high
school
or
college
program
in
the
United
States
•
Carlos
is
a
junior
at
Lincoln
High
School
this
year
.
Carlos
is
a
junior
at
Lincoln
High
School
this
year
.
•
During
her
junior
year
in
college
,
Emma
studied
abroad
in
Japan
.
During
her
junior
year
in
college
,
Emma
studied
abroad
in
Japan
.
Adopted
in
U
.
S
.
educational
terminology
in
the
mid-19th
century
to
mark
class
standing
noun
a
student
in
the
third
year
of
a
four-year
high
school
or
college
in
the
United
States
•
Each
junior
meets
with
a
counselor
to
discuss
college
plans
.
Each
junior
meets
with
a
counselor
to
discuss
college
plans
.
•
The
university
offers
special
internships
for
juniors
during
the
summer
.
The
university
offers
special
internships
for
juniors
during
the
summer
.
Use
in
U
.
S
.
schooling
levels
developed
after
the
freshman-sophomore
model
in
the
19th
century
adjective
added
after
a
man
’
s
name
to
show
he
is
the
younger
of
two
family
members
,
usually
father
and
son
,
who
share
the
same
name
•
Martin
Luther
King
Junior
delivered
a
powerful
speech
on
the
steps
of
the
Lincoln
Memorial
.
Martin
Luther
King
Junior
delivered
a
powerful
speech
on
the
steps
of
the
Lincoln
Memorial
.
•
The
invitation
was
addressed
to
Robert
Wilson
Junior
.
The
invitation
was
addressed
to
Robert
Wilson
Junior
.
Extension
of
the
Latin
comparative
‘
iunior
’
in
English
naming
tradition
since
the
13th
century
noun
a
person
who
has
a
lower
rank
or
less
experience
than
others
doing
the
same
job
or
activity
•
The
junior
quickly
learned
from
the
senior
lawyers
on
the
case
.
The
junior
quickly
learned
from
the
senior
lawyers
on
the
case
.
•
In
our
orchestra
,
each
junior
is
paired
with
a
mentor
.
In
our
orchestra
,
each
junior
is
paired
with
a
mentor
.
Sense
of
‘
lower-ranked
person
’
recorded
in
English
since
the
late
16th
century
