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sophomore Definition

sopho·more (säfmôr′, säfə môr′)

noun

  1. a student in the second year of college or the tenth grade in high school
  2. ☆ a person in his or her second year in some enterprise

Etymology: altered (< Gr sophos, wise + mōros, foolish) < older sophumer < sophum, sophism, prob. < ME sophime, sophism

adjective

of or for sophomores

sophomore Synonyms

sophomore

n.

second-year student, lowerclassman, underclassman, soph*; see student.

sophomore Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • high: He also notices things that most high school sophomores never see, like women's hands.

Modifies a noun

  • album: DOWN's sophomore album, " Down II " , was released in March 2002 on Elektra Records.
  • effort: Born From Pain belted out 11 new crushing tracks to follow up their sophomore effort In Love With The End.
  • release: The Killers just finished recording their sophomore release, entitled " Sam's Town.
  • year: By sophomore year I was pulling all the time on a daily basis: in class, at home, in bed.
  • slump: This is certainly not an indicator of a sophomore slump.
  • set: In fact it's one of a few sophomore sets from the soul underground, which I have stumbled across recently.

Noun used with modifier

  • college: PS: I'm a college sophomore majoring in English.
  • school: He also notices things that most high school sophomores never see, like women's hands.

Browse dictionary entries near sophomore

  1. Sophocles
  2. sophistry
  3. sophistication
  4. sophisticated
  5. sophisticate
  6. sophistical
  7. sophist
  8. sophism
  9. Sophia
  10. soph
  1. sophomoric
  2. Sophos
  3. -sophy
  4. sopor
  5. soporific
  6. sopping
  7. soppy
  8. sopranino
  9. soprano
  10. sora