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sophome — sophom(e obs. forms of sophism … Useful english dictionary
sophomore — [ sɒfəmɔ:] noun N. Amer. a second year university or high school student. Derivatives sophomoric adjective Origin C17: perh. from earlier sophumer, from sophum, sophom (obs. vars of sophism) + er1 … English new terms dictionary
sophomore — /ˈsɒfəmɔ/ (say sofuhmaw) noun Chiefly US a student in the second year of a course at university, college, or school. {sophom (variant of sophism (def. 1) with reference to the fact that such arguments were used as school exercises) + or2, respelt …
sophomore — ► NOUN N. Amer. ▪ a second year university or high school student. DERIVATIVES sophomoric adjective. ORIGIN probably from sophum, sophom (obsolete variants of SOPHISM(Cf. ↑sophism)) … English terms dictionary
sophomoric — sophomore ► NOUN N. Amer. ▪ a second year university or high school student. DERIVATIVES sophomoric adjective. ORIGIN probably from sophum, sophom (obsolete variants of SOPHISM(Cf. ↑sophism)) … English terms dictionary
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
