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