Definition of "junior"
- adjective
- Younger. 
- Of or pertaining to a third academic year in a four-year high school (eleventh grade) or university. 
- Low in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation. 
- noun
- A younger person. 
- A third-year student at a high school or university. 
- A name suffix used after a son's name when his father has the same name. Abbreviation: Jr. 
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