how to pronounce junior

/ˈdʒuː.ni.əɹ/

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junior is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of junior in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… Hyer is of a junior doctor sometimes the …”

meaning of junior

Junior is a male name.

junior frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word junior occurs in english on average 29.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.