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Definition of class

Overview of noun class

The noun class has 8 senses? (first 5 from tagged texts)

1. (15) class, category, family

(a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents")

2. (13) class, form, grade, course

(a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy")

3. (6) class, stratum, social class, socio-economic class

(people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class")

4. (4) course, course of study, course of instruction, class

(education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes")

5. (2) class, division

(a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA")

6. class, year

(a body of students who graduate together; "the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High")

7. class

((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)

8. class

(elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class")

Overview of verb class

The verb class has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (2) classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate

(arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards