sophomore
IPA: sˈɑfmɔr
noun
- (US, Philippines) A second-year undergraduate student in a college or university, or a second-year student in a four-year secondary school or high school.
- (US, horse-racing) A three-year-old horse.
adjective
- (US) The second in a series, especially, the second of an artist’s albums or the second of four years in a high school (tenth grade) or university.
- Sophomoric.
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Examples of "sophomore" in Sentences
- You've heard the expression sophomore slump, right?
- JL: I am not sure I would use the word sophomore here.
- It is tough to find a group that took the term sophomore slump more serious than Camp Lo.
- When you meet resistance, remember the origin of the word "sophomore"-- that smart/foolish developmental stage.
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