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freshmen

fresh·man
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fresh-muh n]
    • /ˈfrɛʃ mən/
    • /ˈfreʃ.mən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

Historical Comparancy

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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Synonyms for freshmen

noun freshmen

  • novices — a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro: a novice in politics.
  • frosh — a college or high-school freshman.

Antonyms for freshmen

noun freshmen

  • experts — Plural form of expert.

Top questions with freshmen

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