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sophomore

soph·o·more [ sóffə màwr, sóf màwr ] (plural soph·o·mores)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. second-year student: a second-year student in a high school or college

2. somebody in second year of something: somebody in the second year of a project or program

[Late 17th century. < obsolete sophum, early form of sophism + er1, probably altered as if < Greek sophos "skilled in a craft, clever, wise" + mōros "dull"]
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