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Sophomore vs Petite - What's the difference?

sophomore | petite |

As adjectives the difference between sophomore and petite

is that sophomore is (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 while petite is .

As a noun sophomore

is (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.

sophomore

Adjective

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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.
  • The band’s sophomore album built upon the success of their debut release, catapulting them to megastardom.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (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.
  • She was very mature for a sophomore and had several friends who were juniors or even seniors.
  • (US, horse-racing) A three year old horse.
  • 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 * sophomoric

    References

    * Answers.com article on “sophomore”

    Anagrams

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    petite

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a woman: fairly short and of slim build.
  • Of women's clothing: of small size.
  • Small, little; insignificant; petty.
  • * 1662 , Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue on the Two Systems of the World (Dialogue Two)
  • The Earth, the Sun, and Stars, what things are they in nature? are they petite things not worth our notice, or grand and worthy of consideration?

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