soph·o·more

soph·o·more
/ˈsɑːfˌmoɚ/ noun, pl -mores [count]
US : a student in the second year of high school or college

She's a sophomore in high school.

— often used before another noun

Their son is in his sophomore year in college.

The team's quarterback improved during his sophomore season.

compare freshman, junior, senior

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  • soph|o|more — «SOF uh mr, mohr; SOF mr, mohr», noun, adjective. –n. a student in the second year of a four year high school or college. –adj. 1. of or having to do with the second year students: »the sophomore year. 2. of or for sophomores. ╂[earlisophumer… …   Useful english dictionary

  • soph — al·soph·i·la; an·thro·po·soph·i·cal; ba·soph·i·ly; chry·soph·a·nol; chry·soph·e·nine; chry·soph·i·list; chry·soph·y·ta; dro·soph·i·la; dro·soph·i·list; glos·soph·a·ga; glos·soph·a·gine; glos·soph·o·ra; gym·no·soph·i·cal; gyp·soph·i·la;… …   English syllables

  • more — apish·a·more; bilt·more; clay·more; coth·a·more; creed·more; crest·more·ite; for·ev·er·more; fur·ther·more; gill·more; gos·more; hack·a·more; mat·ta·more; more; more·ish; more·ness; more·over; more·pork; more·ton; sag·a·more; soph·o·more;… …   English syllables

  • Inter Hotel Soph' Brive (Brive) — Inter Hotel Soph Brive country: France, city: Brive (Saint Pardoux l Ortigier) Inter Hotel Soph Brive Set on landscaped gardens, Inter Hotel Soph Brive is a modern hotel complex combining personal service, refined comfort, gourmet cuisine and… …   International hotels

  • sophomore — soph·o·more …   English syllables

  • sophomore — soph|o|more [ˈsɔfəmo: US ˈsa:fəmo:r] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from Greek sophos ( SOPHISTRY) + moros stupid ] AmE a student who is in their second year of study at a college or ↑high school →↑freshman, junior ↑junior, senior ↑senior …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sophomore — soph|o|more [ safə,mɔr ] noun count AMERICAN a student in the second year of college or high school …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sophomore — soph•o•more [[t]ˈsɒf əˌmɔr, ˌmoʊr; ˈsɒf mɔr, moʊr[/t]] n. edu a student in the second year at a high school, college, or university • Etymology: 1645–55; earlier sophumer, perh. =sophum sophism+ er I …   From formal English to slang

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • sophimore — Sophomore Soph o*more, n. [Probably fr. soph or sophister + Gr. ? foolish. The word was probably introduced into the United States at an early date, from the University of Cambridge, England. Among the cant terms at that university, as given in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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