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- [fresh-muh n]
- /ˈfrɛʃ mən/
- /ˈfreʃ.mən/
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- [fresh-muh n]
- /ˈfrɛʃ mən/
Definitions of freshmen word
- noun plural freshmen a student in the first year of the course at a university, college, or high school. 1
- noun plural freshmen a novice; beginner. 1
- adjective freshmen of, relating to, or characteristic of a freshman: to outgrow one's freshman attitudes. 1
- adjective freshmen lacking seniority or experience; junior: a freshman senator. 1
- adjective freshmen required of or suitable for freshmen: freshman courses. 1
- adjective freshmen initial; first: This is my freshman year with the company. 1
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Origin of freshmen
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
First recorded in 1540-50; fresh + -man
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Parts of speech for Freshmen
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
freshmen popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
freshmen usage trend in Literature
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Antonyms for freshmen
noun freshmen
- experts — Plural form of expert.
Top questions with freshmen
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- what percentage of college freshmen drop out?
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