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sophomore

/ˈsɒf.ə.mɔː//ˈsɑf.mɔɹ/

sophomore adjective: 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.

Adjective

sophomore (not comparable)

  1. (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.
    • “Blonde,” which is spelled “Blond” on the album cover and “Blonde” on Apple and elsewhere, hews more closely to what was expected from a sophomore release by one of the most lauded and enigmatic young singers in pop music.2016 August 21, Joe Coscarelli, “Frank Ocean Finally Delivers His Album, and a Pop-Up Surprise”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 08 Nov 2020
  2. Sophomoric.

Noun

sophomore (plural sophomores)

  1. (Philippines, 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.
  2. (US) 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.

sophomore meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Tagalog

sophomore in Tamil

கல்லூரியில் இரண்டாம் ஆண்டு மாணவன்

sophomore in Bengali

দ্বিতীয় বর্ষের ছাত্র

sophomore in Tagalog

second-year student
duhantaunan

Examples of sophomore in a sentence

  • See if you can recognize them in this hilarious cryptobabble from North American sophomores.
  • Dad waited up at first, but by the end of sophomore year he was always in bed.
  • Daniel is the sole sophomore, a twinky raccoon who obsesses about his weight.

All 31 example sentences with sophomore

Forms of sophomore

pluralsophomores

Plural of sophomore: sophomores

Origin of sophomore

From earlier sophumer, from the obsolete sophom, sophum (“sophism or dialectical exercise”), from Ancient Greek σόφισμα (sóphisma). Likely influenced by Ancient Greek σοφός (sophós, “wise”) + μωρός (mōrós, “fool”). Compare oxymoron (literally “sharp-dull”), a similar contradiction.

Words formed from sophomore

Phrases with sophomore

Questions about sophomore

What does sophomore mean?
Sophomore means 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.
What is sophomore in Tamil?
Sophomore in Tamil is கல்லூரியில் இரண்டாம் ஆண்டு மாணவன். See Sophomore meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sophomore?
Sophomore can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce sophomore?
Sophomore is pronounced /ˈsɒf.ə.mɔː/ (UK).

Words near sophomore in the dictionary

  1. sophocracy
  2. sophoi
  3. sophomania
  4. sophomaniac
  5. sophomaniacs
  6. sophomore
  7. sophomore slump
  8. sophomore slumps
  9. sophomoreitis
  10. sophomores
  11. sophomoric

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: sophomore (page history and authors); sophomore (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); sophomore (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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