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senior
adjective
older
in
age
than
another
person
or
group
•
My
senior
brother
helped
me
learn
to
drive
.
My
senior
brother
helped
me
learn
to
drive
.
•
The
club
offers
gentle
yoga
classes
for
senior
citizens
every
morning
.
The
club
offers
gentle
yoga
classes
for
senior
citizens
every
morning
.
From
Latin
senior
“
older
”,
comparative
of
senex
“
old
man
”.
adjective
having
a
higher
rank
or
position
than
others
•
He
was
promoted
to
senior
manager
last
month
.
He
was
promoted
to
senior
manager
last
month
.
•
Only
senior
officers
can
access
the
secure
briefing
room
.
Only
senior
officers
can
access
the
secure
briefing
room
.
Extension
of
the
original
Latin
sense
“
older
”
to
hierarchical
rank
.
noun
an
older
person
,
especially
one
who
is
past
middle
age
•
Please
give
your
seat
to
the
senior
on
the
bus
.
Please
give
your
seat
to
the
senior
on
the
bus
.
•
The
community
center
serves
lunch
to
seniors
every
Friday
.
The
community
center
serves
lunch
to
seniors
every
Friday
.
Sense
developed
in
19th-century
American
English
to
refer
politely
to
older
adults
.
noun
a
student
in
the
final
year
of
high
school
or
college
•
As
a
senior
,
Maya
is
choosing
her
university
.
As
a
senior
,
Maya
is
choosing
her
university
.
•
The
seniors
took
a
group
photo
in
their
caps
and
gowns
.
The
seniors
took
a
group
photo
in
their
caps
and
gowns
.
Originally
American
(
late
19th
century
)
in
school
classifications
:
freshman
,
sophomore
,
junior
,
senior
.
adjective
relating
to
the
final
year
or
class
of
high
school
or
college
•
He
bought
a
ring
to
remember
his
senior
year
.
He
bought
a
ring
to
remember
his
senior
year
.
•
The
senior
class
voted
on
their
class
motto
.
The
senior
class
voted
on
their
class
motto
.
Derived
from
the
noun
sense
of
“
senior
”
for
final-year
students
,
used
attributively
.