Jr

adj, name, phrase, slang

adj, name, phrase, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a son who has the same first name as his father wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    A title used after a son's name when his father has the same name. British
  2. 2
    Alternative form of Jr. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
Phrase
  1. 1
    Initialism of judgment respited. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of judicial review. Hong-Kong, abbreviation, alt-of, informal, initialism
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Japan Railways. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. 2
    Initialism of John Radcliffe Hospital; a large hospital in Oxford in the United Kingdom. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  3. 3
    Abbreviation of West Java: a province of Indonesia. abbreviation, alt-of

Example

More examples

"Martin Luther King, Jr., a man of peace, was killed by an assassin's bullet."

Etymology

Abbreviation of junior.

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