sophomore
noun/ˈsɒfəmɔː(r)/
/ˈsɑːfəmɔːr/
(US English)- a student in the second year of a course of study at a college or universityTopics Educationc2
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- a high school student in the 10th gradeTopics Educationc2 compare freshman, junior, senior
Word Originmid 17th cent.: perhaps from earlier sophumer, from sophum, sophom (obsolete variants of sophism) + -er.
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