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Definition of junior adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

      

    junior

     adjective
    adjective
    NAmE//ˈdʒunyər//
     
     
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  1. 1[only before noun] connected with the year before the last year in a high school or college I spent my junior year in France.
    2. son
  2. 2Junior (abbreviation Jr.) used after the name of a man who has the same name as his father, to avoid confusion compare the younger
    3. of low rank
  3. 3[usually before noun] having a low rank in an organization or a profession junior employees junior to somebody She is junior to me.
    4. in sports
  4. 4[only before noun] connected with young people below a particular age, rather than with adults, especially in sports the world junior tennis championships compare senior
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