Class

Quick meaning: Class is a noun meaning (countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.

Meaning

(countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) The division of society into classes.
2. (uncountable) Admirable behavior; elegance.
3. (education, countable and uncountable) A group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher.
4. A series of lessons covering a single subject.
5. A single lesson in a series.
6. (countable) A group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year. A school class.
7. (sociology, countable) A social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc. In Britain, society is commonly split into three main classes: upper class, middle class and working class.

Example Sentences

That is one class-A heifer you got there, sonny.

Often used to imply membership of a large class.

This word has a whole class of metaphoric extensions.

Jane Austen's works deal with class in 18th-century England.

Word Forms

• classes
• classing
• classed

Synonyms for class

Depending on context, synonyms include category, description, stripe, fashion, division, family.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include category, classify, assort, sort, division, form.

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