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class
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- pronunciation:
- klaes
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a group of people, animals or things in which all members share certain characteristics; kind.
Cars will race against others of the same class.- synonyms:
- category, form, genre, group, kind, sort, type
- similar words:
- body, classification, division, family, fashion, set, species, variety
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definition 2: |
in a biological hierarchy, a group of living things with a ranking above an "order" and below a "phylum" or "division." Fish, reptiles, and birds are examples of classes.
Tigers and sloths belong to the class of mammals. |
definition 3: |
a group or division based on quality or rank.
These diamonds are clearly of a different class than those, and that fact is reflected in the price.- similar words:
- category, classification, division, family, grade, league, level, range, rank, sphere
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definition 4: |
an economically, socially, or politically similar group of people, or the members of such a group.
People of the middle class are neither rich nor poor.She had married into the upper class but she never felt truly accepted.- similar words:
- caste, estate, family, position, rank, sphere, standing, station, status, stratum
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definition 5: |
students who graduate in the same year.
the freshman class- similar words:
- grade
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definition 6: |
a group of students meeting regularly to study the same topic.
No one in the class seemed to know the answer.
- similar words:
- course, lecture, seminar, subject
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definition 7: |
a set of lessons for a group of students in a particular subject, or one lesson of such a set.
Math was his least favorite class in high school.My physics class was really exciting today.I'm taking a class in oil painting just for fun at the community college.- similar words:
- course, lecture, lesson, period, seminar, session
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definition 8: |
elegance, grace, or elevated style.
The manager thought the white tablecloths woud give the restaurant a litte more class.Her husband most definitely lacked class, but he was kind and big-hearted, and she loved him. |
definition 9: |
rank or grade.
The soldier was promoted to private first class.She is a chef of the highest class. |
definition 10: |
a level of service or comfort afforded to passengers of a train, airplane, or other mode of transportation.
We reserved our seats and traveled second class to New Delhi. |
related words: |
bracket, brand, clinic, form, genre, group, kind, kingdom, like, manner, order |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
classes, classing, classed |
definition: |
to put or arrange in a category.
- synonyms:
- categorize, classify, designate
- similar words:
- arrange, coordinate, grade, graduate, group, order, place, range, rank
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related words: |
array, classify |
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