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sophomore definition
sopho·more (säf′môr′, säf′ə môr′)
noun
- a student in the second year of college or the tenth grade in high school
- ☆ 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
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