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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ˈsec•ond ˈclass, n. [uncountable]- the class of seating below first class but above third class.
adj., ˈsec•ond-ˈclass. - of a secondary quality:second-class seating.
- second-rate;
not excellent:The university was now a second-class institution. - Governmentnot allowed to have certain rights or privileges:treated like second-class citizens.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sec′ond class′, - the class of travel accommodations, as on a train, that are less costly and luxurious than first class but are more costly and luxurious than third class. Cf. cabin class.
- Stamps(in the U.S. Postal Service) the class of mail consisting of newspapers and periodicals not sealed against postal inspection.
- British Termsthe second of three honors degrees conferred by a British university.
sec•ond-class (sek′ənd klas′, -kläs′),USA pronunciation adj. - of a secondary class or quality.
- second-rate;
inferior.
adv. - Stampsby second-class mail or passenger accommodations:to travel second-class.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: second class n - the class or grade next in value, quality, etc, to the first
adj - of the class or grade next to the best in quality, etc
- shoddy or inferior
- of or denoting the class of accommodation in a hotel or on a train, etc, lower in quality and price than first class
- (in Britain) of or relating to mail that is processed more slowly than first-class mail
- See second1
adv - by second-class mail, transport, etc
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