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class
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- pronunciation:
- klaes
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a group of people or things that are similar in certain ways.
Of all the classes of books, my favorite is fantasy.- synonyms:
- category, form, group, kind, sort, type
- similar words:
- body, division, family, set, variety
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| definition 2: |
a group or division that is based on quality.
That dealer sells a better class of cars.- similar words:
- category, division, family, grade, level, range, rank, sphere
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| definition 3: |
a group of people who have a similar way of life and position in society.
Many members of the upper class live in large, fancy houses.- similar words:
- estate, family, position, rank, sphere, standing, station, status
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| definition 4: |
all of the students who graduate in the same year.
My brother was in the class of 1997.- similar words:
- grade
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| definition 5: |
a group of students who meet together to learn in school.
Everyone in Frank's English class took a test today.
- similar words:
- course, lecture, subject
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| definition 6: |
a set of lessons for a group of students in a particular subject, or one lesson of such a set.
Math class is at one o'clock every day.My mom loves the computer class she's taking at the college in the evenings.- similar words:
- course, lecture, lesson, period, session
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| definition 7: |
a large grouping or division of living beings in biology.
Tigers and sloths belong to the class of mammals. |
| related words: |
bracket, brand, form, group, kind, kingdom |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
classes, classing, classed |
| definition: |
to group into a class; classify.
Our librarian classed the books by author.- synonyms:
- classify
- similar words:
- arrange, grade, group, order, place, range, rank
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| related words: |
array, classify |
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