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Word: Junior
Speech Type: Adjective
Middle English (as an adjective following a family name): from Latin, comparative of juvenis ‘young’
ˈdʒuːnɪə
for or denoting young or younger people
Short Definition:for or denoting young people
Examples:- junior tennis
low or lower in rank or status
Short Definition:lower in rank or status
Examples:- a junior minister
- part of my function is to supervise those junior to me
Word: Junior
Speech Type: Noun
ˈdʒuːnɪə
a person who is a specified number of years younger than someone else
Short Definition:person who is younger by specified number of years
Examples:- he's five years her junior
a person with low rank or status compared with others
Short Definition:person with lower rank or status
Examples:- an office junior
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