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junior varsity
noun
: a team composed of members lacking the experience or qualification required for the varsity
Examples of junior varsity in a Sentence
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Last April, the teen was attacked during a junior varsity baseball practice.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 21 May 2024
Coach Dunn was there, who has been my junior varsity coach forever, has been with the program for 17 years.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2024
After playing nine games with the junior varsity team last season, Amoroso was brought up to varsity midseason.
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
Ivey played on the junior varsity team as a sophomore.
—Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1902, in the meaning defined above
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“Junior varsity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20varsity. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
junior varsity
noun
: a team for players who lack the experience or qualifications for the varsity
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