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junior

The correct spelling is junior.

How to pronounce junior

/ˈdʒuːnɪə/
noun

IPA: /ˈdʒuːnɪə/

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The correct spelling is junior. A younger person. For example: "four years his junior"

Usage Examples

four years his junior

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A younger person.
  2. 2.A name suffix used after a son's name when his father has the same name (abbreviations: Jnr., Jr., Jun.).
  3. 3.A third-year student at a high school or university.
  4. 4.A junior barrister.

adjective

  1. 1.Low in rank; having a subordinate role, job, or situation.
  2. 2.(often preceded by a possessive adjective or a possessive form of a noun) Younger.
  3. 3.Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life.
  4. 4.Of or pertaining to a third academic year in a four-year high school (eleventh grade) or university.

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