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senior

Pronunciation: /ˈsiːnjə(ɹ)/

The English word “senior” has 11 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Older.
  2. Higher in rank, dignity, or office; superior.
  3. Of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.
  4. Of or pertaining to a league or competition limited to players above a certain age or level of experience.
  5. Synonym of elder.

noun

  1. An old person.
  2. Someone older than someone else (with possessive).
  3. Someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age.
  4. An elder or presbyter in the early Church.
  5. Somebody who is higher in rank, dignity, or office.
  6. A final-year student at a high school or university; a finalist.

Etymology

From Middle English senior, from Latin senior (“older”), comparative form of senex (“old”); see senate. Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, señor, senyor, signore, sir, and sire.

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