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• Sophomore — is a term used to describe a second effort, instance, or release. Its most common usage is in the United States as a noun meaning a student in the second year of study (generally referring to high school or university study). The word is also… …   Wikipedia

• sophomore — [säf′môr΄, säf′ə môr΄] n. [altered (< Gr sophos, wise + mōros, foolish) < older sophumer < sophum, sophism, prob. < ME sophime, SOPHISM] 1. a student in the second year of college or the tenth grade in high school ☆ 2. a person in his …   English World dictionary

• sophomore — 1680s, student in the second year of university study, lit. arguer, altered from sophumer (1650s, from sophume, archaic variant form of SOPHISM (Cf. sophism)), probably by influence of folk etymology derivation from Gk. sophos wise + moros… …   Etymology dictionary

• sophomore — ► NOUN N. Amer. ▪ a second year university or high school student. DERIVATIVES sophomoric adjective. ORIGIN probably from sophum, sophom (obsolete variants of SOPHISM(Cf. ↑sophism)) …   English terms dictionary

• Sophomore slump — A sophomore slump or sophomore jinx refers to an instance in which a second, or , effort fails to live up to the standards of the first effort. It is commonly used to refer to the performance of athletes (second season of play), bands (sophomore… …   Wikipedia

• sophomore — 1. adjective /ˈsɒfəmɔː,ˈsɑːfmɔːɻ/ The second in a series, especially, the second of an artist’s albums or the second of four years in a secondary or post secondary school. The band’s sophomore album built upon the success of their debut release,… …   Wiktionary

• sophomore — /sof euh mawr , mohr ; sof mawr, mohr/, n. 1. a student in the second year of high school or college. 2. a person or group in the second year of any endeavor: He s a sophomore on Wall Street. adj. 3. of or pertaining to a sophomore. 4. of or… …   Universalium

• Sophomore surge — A sophomore surge is a term used in the political science of the United States Congress that refers to an increase in votes that congressional candidates (candidates for the House of Representatives) usually receive when running for their first… …   Wikipedia

• sophomore — noun Sophomore is used before these nouns: ↑season, ↑year Sophomore is used after these nouns: ↑college, ↑high school …   Collocations dictionary

• year — noun 1 period of 12 months; period from January till December ADJECTIVE ▪ last, past ▪ The chart shows our performance over the past year. ▪ past, preceding, previous, recent …   Collocations dictionary

• sophomore — UK [ˈsɒfəˌmɔː(r)] / US [ˈsɑfəˌmɔr] noun [countable] Word forms sophomore : singular sophomore plural sophomores American a student in the second year of a US college or high school …   English dictionary