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senior vs undergraduate

undergraduate vs senior

senior and undergraduate both are nouns.

senior is an adjective but undergraduate is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
senior Yes Yes No No
undergraduate Yes No No No
As nouns, undergraduate is a hypernym of senior; that is, undergraduate is a word with a broader meaning than senior:
  • senior: an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation
  • undergraduate: a university student who has not yet received a first degree
Other hypernyms of senior include undergrad.
senior (noun) undergraduate (noun)
an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation a university student who has not yet received a first degree
a person who is older than you are
senior (adjective) undergraduate (adjective)
older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college
advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
Difference between senior and undergraduate

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