Sophomore vs Freshman - What's the difference?
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(US) The second in a series, especially, the second of an artist’s albums or the second of four years in a high school (tenth grade) or university.
(US) A second-year undergraduate student in a college or university, or a second-year student in a four-year secondary school or high school.
(US, horse-racing) A three year old horse.
(obsolete) A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge.
(US) A person of either sex entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade), a university, or legislative body.
In us terms the difference between sophomore and freshman
is that sophomore is a second-year undergraduate student in a college or university, or a second-year student in a four-year secondary school or high school while freshman is a person of either sex entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade), a university, or legislative body.As an adjective sophomore
is the second in a series, especially, the second of an artist’s albums or the second of four years in a high school (tenth grade) or university.sophomore
English
(wikipedia sophomore)Adjective
(-)- The band’s sophomore album built upon the success of their debut release, catapulting them to megastardom.
Noun
(en noun)- She was very mature for a sophomore and had several friends who were juniors or even seniors.
- The filly had looked promising as a sophomore , but concerns over her health had prompted the owner to pull her from the season’s early races.
Derived terms
* softmore * sophomoricReferences
*Answers.com article on “sophomore”
Anagrams
*freshman
English
Noun
(freshmen)- At the time I was a wide-eyed freshman , but I was soon to grow jaded and cynical.
