ˈdʒu:njə adj. & n. --adj. 1
less advanced in
age. 2 (foll. by to)
inferior in age,
standing, or
position. 3
the younger (esp. appended to a
name for distinction from an older
person of the
same name). 4 of less or
least standing; of the lower or lowest position (junior partner). 5
Brit. (of a school) having pupils in a younger age-range, usu. 7 11. 6 US of the
year before the
final year at
university,
high school, etc. --n. 1 a junior person. 2 one's inferior in
length of service etc. 3 a junior
student. 4 a
barrister who is
not a
QC. 5 US colloq. a
young male child,
esp. in
relation to
his family. øjunior
college US a college
offering a two-year
course esp. in
preparation for completion at
senior college. junior
common (or combination)
room Brit. 1 a room for
social use by the junior members of a college. 2 the junior members collectively. junior
lightweight see LIGHTWEIGHT. junior
middleweight see MIDDLEWEIGHT. øøjuniority n. [L, compar. of juvenis young]
