SOPHOMORE


Meaning of SOPHOMORE in English

[ '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 ) + -er 1 .

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