sophomore
Americannoun
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a student in the second year of high school or college.
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a person or group in the second year of any endeavor.
He's a sophomore on Wall Street.
adjective
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of or relating to a sophomore.
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of or being a second effort or second version.
Their sophomore album was even better than their first.
noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- presophomore adjective
Etymology
Origin of sophomore
1645–55; earlier sophumer, probably equivalent to sophum sophism + -er 1
Example Sentences
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A three by sophomore Zion Lanier off an assist from Bowman with 1:10 left put the Knights on top 77-70.
From Los Angeles Times
Since 2023, the format has been 28 players — 21 rookies and sophomores and seven G League players.
From Los Angeles Times
But as No. 8 Iowa climbed back in Thursday’s third quarter, threatening to deal USC another disappointing result, Smith, the Trojans’ sophomore leader, took matters into her own hands.
From Los Angeles Times
Coach Manny Galvez relies on junior Austin Nickels and sophomore Isaac Zapata to provide the offense, with Nickels having 11 goals and Zapata 10.
From Los Angeles Times
“I think they jumped the gun,” said a parent of one Pali High sophomore, who asked not to be named because she feared backlash for her child.
From Los Angeles Times
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