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senior
English
Alternative forms
- seniour (obsolete)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin senior (“older”), comparative form of senex (“old”); see senate. Doublet of seigneur, seignior, sire, and sir.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?sinj?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?si?nj?(r)/
- Hyphenation: se?nior
Adjective
senior (comparative more senior, superlative most senior)
- Older; superior
- Higher in rank, dignity, or office.
- (US) Of or pertaining to a student's final academic year at a high school (twelfth grade) or university.
Synonyms
- (older): geriatric, long in the tooth, on in years; see also Thesaurus:elderly
Antonyms
- junior
Related terms
- senile
- senate
- sir
Translations
Noun
senior (plural seniors)
- (now chiefly US) An old person.
- Synonyms: senior citizen; see also Thesaurus:old person
- Someone older than someone else (with possessive). [from 15th c.]
- Someone seen as deserving respect or reverence because of their age. [from 14th c.]
- (obsolete, biblical) An elder or presbyter in the early Church. [14th-16th c.]
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts IV:
- Then Peter full of the holy goost sayd unto them. Ye ruelars of the people, and seniours of israhel [...].
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts IV:
- Somebody who is higher in rank, dignity, or office.
- (US) A final-year student at a high school or university. [from 17th c.]
Antonyms
- junior
Derived terms
Translations
Further reading
- senior in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- senior in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Ireson, Nerios, Serino, irones, nories, nosier, rosein, seroin
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin senior. Doublet of sire, seigneur, and sieur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /se.nj??/
Noun
senior m (plural seniors)
- (sports) senior (older player)
- elderly person
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch senior, from Latin senior (“older”), comparative form of senex (“old”). Doublet of senyur and sinyo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [s??ni?r]
- Hyphenation: sè?ni?or
Adjective
senior
- senior
- older; superior
- higher in rank, dignity, or office.
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “senior” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Interlingua
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin senior.
Adjective
senior (comparative plus senior, superlative le plus senior)
- older
Noun
senior (plural seniors)
- lord
Latin
Etymology
Comparative of senex.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?se.ni.or/, [?s??ni?r]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?se.ni.or/, [?s??ni?r]
Adjective
senior (neuter senius, positive senex); third declension
- older, elder; rather old
- Antonym: i?nior
Declension
Third-declension comparative adjective.
Noun
senior m (genitive seni?ris); third declension
- (Medieval Latin) a lord, sir
- Coordinate term: seniorissa
- (Medieval Latin) an abbot
- (Medieval Latin) a husband
- old person, old man, older person, older man
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- senior in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- senior in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- senior in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- senior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- senior in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700?[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
Anagrams
- ?nser?
- ori?ns
Polish
Etymology
From Latin senior (“older”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?.??r/
Noun
senior m pers (feminine seniorka)
- elder (older person)
Declension
Romanian
Etymology
From French senior.
Adjective
senior m or n (feminine singular senior?, masculine plural seniori, feminine and neuter plural seniore)
- senior
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin senior. Doublet of señor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /se?njo?/, [se?njo?]
Noun
senior m (plural seniores)
- senior (clarification of this definition is needed)
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doyenne
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French doyenne.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?n
Noun
doyenne (plural doyennes)
- A female doyen.
- The senior or eldest female member of a group, especially one who is most or highly respected.
- A woman who is highly experienced and knowledgeable in a particular field, subject, or line of work; expert
Synonyms
- grande dame
Translations
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dwa.j?n/
- Rhymes: -?n
Etymology
From doyen +? -enne.
Noun
doyenne f (plural doyennes)
- The oldest woman.
- Jeanne Calment, la doyenne de l'humanité.
- A female dean at an educational establishment (Canada)
Related terms
- doyen (the oldest man)
References
- Dictionary entry for "Doyenne"
Further reading
- “doyenne” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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