sophomore
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soph·o·more
(sŏf'ə-môr', sŏf'môr') 
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n.
- A second-year student in a U.S. college.
- A tenth-grade student in a U.S. high school.
- A person in the second year of carrying out an endeavor.
- Of or relating to the second year of an endeavor, especially of attending a school or college.
- Being the second in a series: a singer's sophomore album.
[Alteration (probably influenced by Greek sophos, wise , and mōros, stupid) of sophumer, from obsolete sophom, sophism, dialectic exercise, variant of SOPHISM.]
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IN BRIEF: A student in the tenth grade or in the second year of college.
Ninety-five percent of all the decisions you'll ever make in your career would be made as well by any reasonably intelligent high school sophomore.
— Marion Folsom.
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- Teachers and Students - sophomore: second-year student at high school or college
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - andetårs studerende, eks-rus
Nederlands (Dutch)
tweedejaarsstudent, studentikoos persoon
Français (French)
n. - (US, Univ) étudiant en deuxième année d'université, (École) étudiant en deuxième année de cycle
Deutsch (German)
n. - Student im zweiten Studienjahr
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ΗΠΑ) δευτεροετής φοιτητής, (καθομ.) πολύξερος, παντογνώστης
Italiano (Italian)
studente del secondo anno
Português (Portuguese)
n. - segundanista de universidade
Русский (Russian)
студент-вто- рокурсник, недоучка, самодовольный неуч, исполняющий какие-л. обязанности второй срок
Español (Spanish)
n. - estudiante de segundo año de secundaria o de universidad
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - andraårsstuderande
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
二年级学生, 具有二年经验者
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 二年級學生, 具有二年經驗者
한국어 (Korean)
n. - (4년제 대학의) 2년생, (실무 등의 경험이) 2년째인 사람
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 四年制大学の二年生, 二年生
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) ألطالب في ألسنه ألثانيه من كليه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תלמיד השנה השנייה בבי"ס תיכון או באוניברסיטה (ארה"ב)
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