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Meaning of class in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /klæs/

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  1. Verb

    class

    Definitions

    1. arrange or order by classes or categories

    Examples

    • « How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric? »
  2. Noun

    class

    Etymology

    mid 16th century (in class (sense 3 of the noun)): from Latin classis‘a division of the Roman people, a grade, or a class of pupils’

    Definitions

    1. people having the same social or economic status

    Examples

    • « the working class »
    • « an emerging professional class »
  3. 2. a body of students who are taught together

    Examples

    • « early morning classes are always sleepy »
  4. 3. education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings

    Examples

    • « he took a course in basket weaving »
    • « flirting is not unknown in college classes »
  5. 4. a collection of things sharing a common attribute

    Examples

    • « there are two classes of detergents »
  6. 5. a body of students who graduate together

    Examples

    • « the class of '97 »
    • « she was in my year at Hoehandle High »
  7. 6. a league ranked by quality

    Examples

    • « he played baseball in class D for two years »
    • « Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA »
  8. 7. elegance in dress or behavior

    Examples

    • « she has a lot of class »
  9. 8. (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders

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