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senior
[ seen-yer ]
/ ˈsin yər /
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adjective
noun
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Origin of senior
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin, equivalent to sen(ex) old, old man + -ior comparative adj. suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for senior (1 of 2)
senior
/ (ˈsiːnjə) /
adjective
noun
Word Origin for senior
C14: from Latin: older, from senex old
British Dictionary definitions for senior (2 of 2)
Senior
/ (ˈsiːnjə) /
adjective
mainly US being the older: used to distinguish the father from the son with the same first name or namesCharles Parker, Senior Abbreviation: Sr, Sen
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