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noun
A freshman or sophomore in a high school or college or equivalent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an undergraduate who is not yet a senior
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: lowerclassman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: undergraduate, undergrad
Narrower terms: freshman, fresher, junior, sophomore, soph
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English classman English underclassman From under- + classman.
