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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024class /klæs/USA pronunciation n. - a number of persons or things thought of as belonging together;
kind; sort:[countable]the class of living things. - Education[countable]
- a group of students meeting regularly:My writing class had 28 students.
- the period in which they meet:The class is on Mondays and Wednesdays.
- a meeting of such a group:During our last class we talked about verb tenses in English.
- Education a group of students graduated in the same year:[countable]the class of '92.
- Sociologya level of society sharing the same characteristics;
social rank: [countable]the blue-collar class.[uncountable]socialists fighting against the concept of class. - a division of people or things according to rank, quality, etc.:[uncountable]a hotel of the highest class.
- Informal Terms Informal. grace or dignity, as in behavior:[uncountable]She showed a lot of class during that interview.
adj. - [before a noun][Informal.]of high quality: She was a class act—never lost her temper and always treated people kindly.
v. - to place or arrange in a class* classify: [~ + object]to class doctors with lawyers.[~ + object + as + object]We classed them as believers in the same God as ourselves.
Idioms- in a class by itself or oneself, having no equal;
unequaled:a car in a class by itself; was in a class by himself when it came to scoring goals. class., an abbreviation of:- classic.
- classical.
- classification.
- classified.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024class (klas, kläs),USA pronunciation n. - a number of persons or things regarded as forming a group by reason of common attributes, characteristics, qualities, or traits;
kind; sort:a class of objects used in daily living. - Educationa group of students meeting regularly to study a subject under the guidance of a teacher:The class had arrived on time for the lecture.
- Educationthe period during which a group of students meets for instruction.
- Educationa meeting of a group of students for instruction.
- Educationa classroom.
- Educationa number of pupils in a school, or of students in a college, pursuing the same studies, ranked together, or graduated in the same year:She graduated from Ohio State, class of '72.
- Sociologya social stratum sharing basic economic, political, or cultural characteristics, and having the same social position:Artisans form a distinct class in some societies.
- the system of dividing society;
caste. - social rank, esp. high rank.
- the members of a given group in society, regarded as a single entity.
- any division of persons or things according to rank or grade:Hotels were listed by class, with the most luxurious ones listed first.
- excellence;
exceptional merit:She's a good performer, but she lacks class. - Eastern Religions[Hinduism.]any of the four social divisions, the Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaisya, and Shudra, of Hindu society;
varna. Cf. caste (def. 2). - Informal Termselegance, grace, or dignity, as in dress and behavior:He may be a slob, but his brother has real class.
- any of several grades of accommodations available on ships, airplanes, and the like:We bought tickets for first class.
- [Informal.]the best or among the best of its kind:This new plane is the class of the wide-bodied airliners.
- Biologythe usual major subdivision of a phylum or division in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of several orders.
- British Termsany of three groups into which candidates for honors degrees are divided according to merit on the basis of final examinations.
- drafted or conscripted soldiers, or persons available for draft or conscription, all of whom were born in the same year.
- GrammarSee form class.
- Religion[Eccles.]classis.
- Religion(in early Methodism) one of several small companies, each composed of about 12 members under a leader, into which each society or congregation was divided.
- Statisticsa group of measurements that fall within a specified interval.
- Mathematicsa set;
a collection. - the classes, the higher ranks of society, as distinguished from the masses.
adj. - [Informal.]of high quality, integrity, status, or style:class players on a mediocre team.
v.t. - to place or arrange in a class;
classify:to class justice with wisdom. v.i. - to take or have a place in a particular class:those who class as believers.
- class up, [Informal.]to improve the quality, tone, or status of;
add elegance, dignity, style, etc., to:The new carpet and curtains really class up this room.
- Latin: class, division, fleet, army; singular class back formation from plural
- earlier classis, plural classes 1590–1600
class′a•ble, adj. class′er, n. - 27.See corresponding entry in Unabridged group, categorize, type, rank, rate.
class., - classic.
- classical.
- classification.
- classified.
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