Meaning of class in English

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Verb
class
Definitions
1. arrange or order by classes or categories
Examples
- « How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric? »
Derived terms
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 »
Derived terms
2. a body of students who are taught together
Examples
- « early morning classes are always sleepy »
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 »
4. a collection of things sharing a common attribute
Examples
- « there are two classes of detergents »
Derived terms
5. a body of students who graduate together
Examples
- « the class of '97 »
- « she was in my year at Hoehandle High »
6. a league ranked by quality
Examples
- « he played baseball in class D for two years »
- « Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA »
Derived terms
7. elegance in dress or behavior
Examples
- « she has a lot of class »
8. (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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