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Meaning of class in English
Pronunciation
/klæs/
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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? »
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 »
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 »
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 »
7.
elegance in dress or behavior
Examples
« she has a lot of class »
8.
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders