Standard Lemma guide

Jr

adj · name · phrase · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: JH UW1 N Y ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

A title used after a son's name when his father has the same name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

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Meaning relationships

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Alternative form of Jr.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

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3

name

Meaning 3

Initialism of Japan Railways.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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4

name

Meaning 4

Abbreviation of West Java: a province of Indonesia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

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5

name

Meaning 5

Initialism of John Radcliffe Hospital; a large hospital in Oxford in the United Kingdom.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: government, healthcare

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: John Radcliffe

Antonyms: none provided

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phrase

Meaning 6

Initialism of judgment respited.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: law

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7

phrase

Meaning 7

Initialism of judicial review.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Hong-Kong, abbreviation, alt-of, informal, initialism

Topics: law

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noun

Meaning 8

a son who has the same first name as his father

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Junior, Jnr

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: son, boy

History

Etymology

Abbreviation of junior.