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sophomores

sophomores is the plural of sophomore.

Meaning of sophomore

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.

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Questions about sophomores

What is sophomores the plural of?
Sophomores is the plural of sophomore.

Words near sophomores in the dictionary

  1. sophomaniacs
  2. sophomore
  3. sophomore slump
  4. sophomore slumps
  5. sophomoreitis
  6. sophomores
  7. sophomoric
  8. sophomorical
  9. sophomorically
  10. sophomoritis
  11. sophomoronic

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