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