Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

junior college

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables
ju-nior -col-lege
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An institution of higher education that awards an associate's degree but not a bachelor's degree or higher.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A government high school, usually abbreviated to "JC".

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

junior colleges (plural)

Phrases

junior school

Frequently Paired Words

junior school

Questions

What does junior college mean?
An institution of higher education that awards an associate's degree but not a bachelor's degree or higher.

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