different between sophomore vs soph

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?s?f?m??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?s?fm??/, /?s?fm??/, /?s?fm??/
• (Canada) IPA^(key): /?s?f?m??/

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.

   Coordinate term: debut
2. Sophomoric.

Translations

Noun

sophomore (plural sophomores)

1. (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.

2. (US, horse-racing) A three-year-old horse.

Derived terms

• sophomoric

Related terms

• moron
• morosoph
• oxymoron
• sophy, -sophy

Translations

Further reading

• sophomore on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• homospore, osmophore

English

Etymology 1

Noun

soph (plural sophs)

1. Clipping of sophomore.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:soph.

Etymology 2

Noun

soph (plural sophs)

1. (dated) Clipping of sophister. (in academic sense)
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:soph.

References

• soph in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “soph”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
• "soph" in WordNet 3.0, Princeton University, 2006.

Anagrams

• Hosp., OHPs, PHOs, Posh, hops, hosp, phos, posh, shop