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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
| − | [ | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] pupille minor ward, from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] pupillus [[male]] ward (from diminutive of pupus boy) & pupilla [[female]] ward, from diminutive of pupa girl, doll |
| − | *Date: [ | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 1536] |
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1 : a [[child]] or [[young person]] in school or in the charge of a tutor or [[Teacher|instructor]] : student | *1 : a [[child]] or [[young person]] in school or in the charge of a tutor or [[Teacher|instructor]] : student | ||
*2 : one who has been taught or [[influenced]] by a famous or distinguished [[person]] | *2 : one who has been taught or [[influenced]] by a famous or distinguished [[person]] | ||
| + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''[[Learning]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Learning '''''this link'''''].</center> | ||
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| + | <center>For lessons on the related [[topic]] of '''''[[Teaching]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Teaching '''''this link'''''].</center> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The [[word]] [[student]] is etymologically derived through [ | + | The [[word]] [[student]] is etymologically derived through [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] from the [[Latin]] second-type conjugation verb studēre, meaning "to direct one's zeal at"; hence a student could be described as "one who directs zeal at a subject". In its widest use, student is used for anyone who is [[learning]]. |
*Idiomatic use | *Idiomatic use | ||
"Freshman" and "sophomore" are sometimes used figuratively, almost exclusively in the United States, to refer to a first or second effort ("the singer's sophomore album"), or to a [[politician]]'s first or second term in office ("freshman senator") or an [[athlete]]'s first or second year on a [[professional]] sports team. "Junior" and "senior" are not used in this figurative way to refer to third and fourth years or efforts, because of those [[words]]' broader [[meanings]] of "younger" and "older." A junior senator is therefore not one who is in a third term of office, but merely one who has not been in the Senate as long as the other senator from their [[state]]. Confusingly, this means that it is [[possible]] to be both a "freshman Senator" and a "senior Senator" [[simultaneously]]: for example, if a Senator wins election in 2008, and then the other Senator from the same state steps down and a new Senator elected in 2010, the former Senator is both senior Senator (as they have been in the Senate for two years more) and a freshman Senator (since they are still in their first term). | "Freshman" and "sophomore" are sometimes used figuratively, almost exclusively in the United States, to refer to a first or second effort ("the singer's sophomore album"), or to a [[politician]]'s first or second term in office ("freshman senator") or an [[athlete]]'s first or second year on a [[professional]] sports team. "Junior" and "senior" are not used in this figurative way to refer to third and fourth years or efforts, because of those [[words]]' broader [[meanings]] of "younger" and "older." A junior senator is therefore not one who is in a third term of office, but merely one who has not been in the Senate as long as the other senator from their [[state]]. Confusingly, this means that it is [[possible]] to be both a "freshman Senator" and a "senior Senator" [[simultaneously]]: for example, if a Senator wins election in 2008, and then the other Senator from the same state steps down and a new Senator elected in 2010, the former Senator is both senior Senator (as they have been in the Senate for two years more) and a freshman Senator (since they are still in their first term). | ||
Latest revision as of 02:03, 13 December 2020
Etymology
Middle English pupille minor ward, from Anglo-French, from Latin pupillus male ward (from diminutive of pupus boy) & pupilla female ward, from diminutive of pupa girl, doll
- Date: 1536
Definitions
- 1 : a child or young person in school or in the charge of a tutor or instructor : student
- 2 : one who has been taught or influenced by a famous or distinguished person
Description
The word student is etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb studēre, meaning "to direct one's zeal at"; hence a student could be described as "one who directs zeal at a subject". In its widest use, student is used for anyone who is learning.
- Idiomatic use
"Freshman" and "sophomore" are sometimes used figuratively, almost exclusively in the United States, to refer to a first or second effort ("the singer's sophomore album"), or to a politician's first or second term in office ("freshman senator") or an athlete's first or second year on a professional sports team. "Junior" and "senior" are not used in this figurative way to refer to third and fourth years or efforts, because of those words' broader meanings of "younger" and "older." A junior senator is therefore not one who is in a third term of office, but merely one who has not been in the Senate as long as the other senator from their state. Confusingly, this means that it is possible to be both a "freshman Senator" and a "senior Senator" simultaneously: for example, if a Senator wins election in 2008, and then the other Senator from the same state steps down and a new Senator elected in 2010, the former Senator is both senior Senator (as they have been in the Senate for two years more) and a freshman Senator (since they are still in their first term).
