sophomore

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Etymology

From earlier sophumer, from the obsolete sophom (“sophism or dialectical exercise”), likely influenced by Ancient Greek σοφός (sophos, “wise”) + μωρός (mōros, “fool”). Compare oxymoron (literally “sharp-dull”), a similar contradiction.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA: /ˈsɒfəmɔː/
(US) IPA: /ˈsɑːfmɔːɹ/

Adjective

sophomore (not comparable)

(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.

Translations

second in a series

Afrikaans: tweede (af), opvolg- (af)
Dutch: tweede (nl), opvolg- (nl)

Portuguese: secundanista (pt), secundarista (pt) m and f
Swedish: andra (sv), tvåa (sv)

Noun

sophomore (plural sophomores)

(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

sophomoric

Related terms

Translations

second-year student

Dutch: tweedejaars (nl) c
Estonian: teise kursuse tudeng (et)
Finnish: toisen vuoden opiskelija
Hungarian: másodéves (hu)

Japanese: 二年生 (ja) (にねんせい, ninensei)
Macedonian: сафомор (mk) (sáfomor) m
Russian: второкурсник (ru) (vtorokúrsnik) m, второкурсница (ru) (vtorokúrsnica) f