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freshman

/ˈfɹɛʃ.mən/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about freshman at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A first-year undergraduate.
  2. Any new participant in some activity.

adjective

  1. Used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college).
    a freshman senator

Origin

From fresh + man.

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