Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A second-year student in a US college.
- noun A tenth-grade student in a US high school.
- noun A person in the second year of carrying out an endeavor.
- noun A three-year-old racehorse, usually in its second year of racing.
- adjective Of or relating to the second year of an endeavor, especially of attending a school or college.
- adjective Being the second in a series.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A student in the second year of his college course.
- Pertaining to a sophomore, or to the second year of the college course; characteristic of sophomores: as, sophomore studies; sophomore rhetoric.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One belonging to the second of the four classes in an American college, or one next above a freshman.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective US The
second in aseries , especially, the second of an artist’s albums or the second of four years in ahigh school (tenth grade ) or university. - noun US A second-year
undergraduate student in acollege oruniversity , or a second-year student in a four-yearsecondary school orhigh school . - noun US (horse-racing) A
three year oldhorse .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective used of the second year in United States high school or college
- noun a second-year undergraduate
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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When you meet resistance, remember the origin of the word "sophomore"-- that smart/foolish developmental stage.
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When you meet resistance, remember the origin of the word "sophomore"-- that smart/foolish developmental stage.
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When you meet resistance, remember the origin of the word "sophomore"-- that smart/foolish developmental stage.
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JL: I am not sure I would use the word sophomore here.
Zandile Blay: Jenné Lombardo Talks 2012 Class of W Hotels' 'Fashion Next' Program
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JL: I am not sure I would use the word sophomore here.
Zandile Blay: Jenné Lombardo Talks 2012 Class of W Hotels' 'Fashion Next' Program
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When you meet resistance, remember the origin of the word "sophomore"-- that smart/foolish developmental stage.
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You've heard the expression sophomore slump, right?
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JL: I am not sure I would use the word sophomore here.
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When you meet resistance, remember the origin of the word "sophomore"-- that smart/foolish developmental stage.
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It is tough to find a group that took the term sophomore slump more serious than Camp Lo.
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