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- [sof-uh-mawr, -mohr; sof-mawr, -mohr]
- /ˈsɒf əˌmɔr, -ˌmoʊr; ˈsɒf mɔr, -moʊr/
- /ˈsɒf.ə.mɔːr/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [sof-uh-mawr, -mohr; sof-mawr, -mohr]
- /ˈsɒf əˌmɔr, -ˌmoʊr; ˈsɒf mɔr, -moʊr/
Definitions of sophomore word
- noun sophomore a student in the second year of high school or college. 1
- noun sophomore a person or group in the second year of any endeavor: He's a sophomore on Wall Street. 1
- adjective sophomore of or relating to a sophomore. 1
- adjective sophomore of or being a second effort or second version: Their sophomore album was even better than their first. 1
- noun sophomore college: 2nd-year student 1
- noun sophomore high school: 2nd-year student 1
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Origin of sophomore
First appearance:
before 1645 One of the 44% oldest English words
1645-55; earlier sophumer, probably equivalent to sophum sophism + -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sophomore
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sophomore popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sophomore usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sophomore
adj sophomore
noun sophomore
- catechumen — a person, esp in the early Church, undergoing instruction prior to baptism
- coed — A coed school or college is the same as a coeducational school or college.
- grad — one hundredth of a right angle.
Antonyms for sophomore
adjective sophomore
- initiated — to begin, set going, or originate: to initiate major social reforms.
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