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SENIORITY

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• SENIORITY (noun)
The noun SENIORITY has 2 senses:

1. higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service
2. the property of being long-lived

Familiarity information: SENIORITY used as a noun is rare.

• SENIORITY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Higher rank than that of others especially by reason of longer service

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

higher rank; higher status; senior status; seniority

Hypernyms ("seniority" is a kind of...):

high status (a position of superior status)

Attribute:

senior (older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service)

junior (younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

The property of being long-lived

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

longevity; seniority

Hypernyms ("seniority" is a kind of...):

oldness (the opposite of youngness)

"Think globally, act locally."
(English proverb)
"Who is shy dies from hunger."
(Albanian proverb)
"Life will show you what you did not know."
(Arabic proverb)
"Being able to feel it on wooden shoes."
(Dutch proverb)

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