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I participated on debating teams and in student government, and served as senior class president.
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Meaning of "senior" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SENIOR

From Latin: older, from senex old.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SENIOR

senior  [ˈsiːnjə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SENIOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Senior can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SENIOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Senior

Senior may refer to: ▪ Senior citizen, a common polite designation for an elderly person in both UK and US English ▪ Senior ▪ Senior, a 2010 album by Röyksopp ▪ Senior, a student in the final year of high school, college or university ▪ A suffix for the elder of two or more people in the same family with the same given name, usually a parent or grandparent ▪ Senior Bowl, a post-season college football exhibition game played in Mobile, Alabama ▪ Senior debt, a form of corporate finance ▪ Senior Chief Petty Officer, an E-8 in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard ▪ Senior status, form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges ▪ Seniors, a 2011 Indian Malayalam film ▪ The Senior, a 2003 album by Ginuwine ▪ The Seniors, a 1978 American comedy film...

Definition of senior in the English dictionary

The first definition of senior in the dictionary is higher in rank or length of service. Other definition of senior is older in years. Senior is also of or relating to adulthood, maturity, or old age.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SENIOR


begonia
bɪˈɡəʊnjə
Bologna
bəˈləʊnjə
bunya
ˈbʌnjə
campagna
kæmˈpɑːnjə
Cronje
´krɒnjə
Emilia-Romagna
ɪˈmiːlɪərəʊˈmɑːnjə
farinha
fəˈriːnjə
hryvnia
ˈhrɪvnjə
junior
ˈdʒuːnjə
Kenya
ˈkɛnjə
lasagna
ləˈzænjə
lasagne
ləˈzænjə
Lenya
ˈlɛnjə
Minya
ˈmɪnjə
Monsignor
mɒnˈsiːnjə
piranha
pɪˈrɑːnjə
pupunha
puːˈpʊnjə
signieur
ˈsiːnjə
Tigrinya
tɪˈɡriːnjə
zampogna
zæmˈpɒnjə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SENIOR

senility
senior aircraftman
senior aircraftmen
senior aircraftwoman
senior aircraftwomen
senior airman
senior airmen
senior chief petty officer
senior citizen
senior clerk
senior common room
senior editor
senior executive
senior high school
senior management
senior master
senior master sergeant
senior moment
senior partner
senior prom

WORDS THAT END LIKE SENIOR

anterior
Dior
eco-warrior
excelsior
exterior
Gwalior
inferior
interior
Lake Superior
Melchior
office junior
posterior
prior
savior
seignior
signior
superior
the Interior
ulterior
warrior

Synonyms and antonyms of senior in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SENIOR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «senior» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of senior

Translation of «senior» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SENIOR

Find out the translation of senior to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of senior from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «senior» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

高级的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

superior
570 millions of speakers

English

senior
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वरिष्ठ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أَكْبَر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

старший
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sênior
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জ্যেষ্ঠ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ancien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Senior
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dienstälter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

先輩の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

연상의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Senior
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lớn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மூத்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वरिष्ठ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kıdemli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

superiore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

starszy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

старший
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

persoană importantă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρεσβύτερος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

senior
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

äldre
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

eldre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of senior

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SENIOR»

The term «senior» is very widely used and occupies the 1.999 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SENIOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «senior» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «senior» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about senior

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10 QUOTES WITH «SENIOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word senior.
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Jacob Artist
When I was a senior, I got accepted into the Julliard School for Dance, but ultimately decided to move to L.A. to act, so that was a fun conversation with the parents. I truly have some of the greatest parents ever.
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Catherine Ashton
I am proud of the fact that women have been recognised as being as capable, as able to do the senior jobs in Europe as any man.
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Alec Baldwin
I was in college in Washington, D.C. I did three years full-time. I did all my requirements, and my senior year was really a gut year. And I said, 'Law school will always be there.' I was in no hurry to get right into that.
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Lionel Barber
Our U.S. audience is composed of globally-minded Americans, an elite category, the ones who do have passports, the decision-makers, senior ranks in the administration, senators on Capitol Hill.
5
John Bercow
If you asked me if I'd rather be Speaker or a very senior minister, I'd say Speaker.
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Erich Bergen
I dropped out of high school three days into my senior year because I hated it because New York City public school is a mess. I certainly wasn't one for sitting in a classroom. Then I went off to college to North Carolina School of the Arts, then quit that after two years.
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Paul D. Boyer
I participated on debating teams and in student government, and served as senior class president.
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Wes Brown
I was taking electives, and that branched into theater. Theater led to me taking a break during the summer between my junior and senior year. After I graduated, I ended up moving out to L.A. But in my senior year, I made it a part of my major.
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William F. Buckley, Jr.
The majority of the senior class of Vassar does not desire my company and I must confess, having read specimens of their thought and sentiments, that I do not desire the company of the majority of the senior class of Vassar.
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Roald Dahl
All through my school life I was appalled by the fact that masters and senior boys were allowed quite literally to wound other boys, and sometimes very severely.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SENIOR»

Discover the use of senior in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to senior and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio
Find out where you don't need to spend money, as well as how to make a limited budget really count --
Mike Senior, 2011
2
All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood
By focusing on parenthood, rather than parenting, the book is original and essential reading for mothers and fathers of today—and tomorrow.
Jennifer Senior, 2014
3
Gardening in the Tropics
Gardening in the Tropics contains a rich Caribbean world in poems offered to readers everywhere. Olive Senior's rich vein of humour can turn wry and then sharp in satire of colour-consciousness, class-consciousness and racism.
Olive Senior, 2009
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Stages of Senior Care: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Making the ...
This book will guide family caregivers through the surprisingly complex world of senior care." —MEHMET OZ, M.D., New York Times bestselling coauthor of YOU: The Owner's Manual: The Complete All-in-One Care Guide Choosing the best care for ...
Paul Hogan, Lori Hogan, 2009
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Senior Centers: Opportunities For Successful Aging
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Beverly Beisgen, Marilyn Kraitchman, 2003
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Senior Living Communities: Operations Management and ...
The play's main character, Lady Matilda Randolph, is the daughter of Malcolm and married to Lord Randolph, the play's senior military figure. But unbeknownst to Lord Randolph, his wife was previously married in secret to Douglas. Matilda ...
Benjamin W. Pearce, 2010
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Senior Fitness Test Manual
"Senior Fitness Test Manual, Second Edition," and the accompanying DVD offer a user-friendly means of evaluating physical capacity in the growing population of older adults through easy-to-follow test protocols.
Roberta E. Rikli, C. Jessie Jones, 2013
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Senior Services Business: Entrepreneur Magazine's ...
The First Three Years In addition to industry specific information, you'll also tap into Entrepreneur's more than 30 years of small business expertise via the 2nd section of the guide - Start Your Own Business.
‎2012
9
Working Miracles: Women's Lives in the English-speaking ...
Intended as an introductory sourcebook, Olive Senior provides a background to Caribbean literature, politics and society.
Olive Senior, 1991
10
Building Type Basics for Senior Living
This is an invaluable reference for everyone involved in the early stages of designing facilities for the over-65 population.
‎2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SENIOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term senior is used in the context of the following news items.
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Senior Open Championship: Colin Montgomerie falls short
Colin Montgomerie missed out on his fourth senior major after relinquishing the lead in the Senior Open Championship at Sunningdale. The Scot, 52, was ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
2
State cracks down on senior citizen games
MUNCIE – Two or three days a week, 88-year-old Berylda Wilson and her friends get together to play euchre at the Delaware County Senior Citizens Center. «Muncie Star Press, Jul 15»
3
John Zilverberg, 101, Competes In National Senior Games
Zilverberg says he took part in his first Senior Games in 1985. He says he can't do any running and jumping events because one of his legs gave out, but he ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
Tom Watson joined by Jeff Maggert, Peter Fowler atop US Senior
Allen Doyle was 57 when he won the U.S. Senior Open in 2006. Jock Hutchison was 62 when he won the Senior PGA Championship in 1947, and Mike Fetchick ... «ESPN, Jun 15»
5
Tom Watson Shoots 66 at U.S. Senior Open
Watson's last Champions Tour victory came back at the 2011 Senior PGA Championship, and he hasn't recorded a top-10 finish in four Champions Tour starts ... «Golf Channel, Jun 15»
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Bernhard Langer four shots clear at Senior Players Championship
Bernhard Langer holds a four-shot lead at the half-way stage of the Senior Players Championship in the States. The defending champion has posted ... «SkySports, Jun 15»
7
California tells senior water rights holders to stop pumping
California farmers, irrigation districts and even a few small communities that hold some of the strongest rights to water from rivers and streams were ordered ... «SFGate, Jun 15»
8
Sizzling Langer two ahead at Senior Players
Defending champion Bernhard Langer of Germany birdied four of his last five holes to charge into a two-stroke lead in the opening round of the Senior Players ... «Reuters, Jun 15»
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Bethlehem senior class gives trip money to principal battling cancer
BETHLEHEM, N.H. —The graduating class at Profile Junior-Senior High School in Bethlehem made a heartfelt decision to give the money raised for their senior ... «WMUR Manchester, May 15»
10
Colin Montgomerie wins second Senior PGA Championship
It is his third senior major championship triumph after successes in the 2014 Senior PGA and US Open. Montgomerie said: "It was a difficult position to be in at ... «BBC News, May 15»

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