junior
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1.0
- adjective
- /ˈdʒuːniər/
:
juvenil
- The junior soccer league is designed for players aged 10 to 14.
- junior high
- junior high school
- elementary and junior
Why don't they teach money financial intelligence in elementary school, junior high, high school, hell college?
- Why don't they teach money financial intelligence in elementary school, junior high, high school, hell college?
- I was in Cub Scouts, and if you don't know about Cub Scouts, it's sort of like the junior thing for the Boy Scouts.
- I saw obviously with kids in mind, we might want to look at like the junior Isas.
- I I would consider that a our junior Academy and I would encourage every parent just to see it like a really good version of a Sunday league club.
- She spent a lot of time teaching middle school and, you know, junior high.
Examples
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Ninety-one national standard junior tennis players participated in a tennis tiebreak competition.
Academic text (2002) -
I'm playing in the final of the junior tennis competition.
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Over the next seven years, California developed the largest junior college system in the nation.
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You sound like some kid going to the junior prom.
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The original sample included junior high students from one rural public school district in the eastern United States.
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Do you know this summer she'll be a junior camp counselor?
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Fortunately, at the end of the primary school level, I obtained a junior scholarship.
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Equivalency exams are available for both junior high and high school.
Academic text (2008) -
Students mainly come from the city's two junior high schools, but also from many of the small outlying communities.
Academic text (1998) -
In Japan, the school attendance rate for compulsory junior high school education is almost 100% (99.97% in 2010).
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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4.2
Suitable for children and young people, often simple and playful
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Compounds
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4.5
A school or college sports team below the main team, often for younger players
- US
3
2.1
The year before the final year in high school or college, usually the third of four years
- Specialized
1
6.4
A boxer in a weight class with a limit of 154 pounds or 70 kilograms
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1.4
A school for children aged seven to eleven after infant school and before secondary school
- Specialized
1
6.5
An officer rank in the US Navy and Coast Guard above ensign and below lieutenant
- Specialized
1
5.5
A boxing weight class for fighters who weigh no more than 130 pounds
How Child-Friendly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Junior comes from the Latin juvenis 'young', so it is used for things made for young people, like a 'junior' clothing section or a 'junior' music group for children and teens. That's why a 'junior' program or size is for younger people.