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Class Classed Group I Students Division Social Thing

word class
definition
noun
A class is a group of pupils or students who are taught together.
He had to spend about six months in a class with younger students.
Reducing class sizes should be a top priority.
A class is a course of teaching in a particular subject.
He acquired a law degree by taking classes at night.
I go to dance classes here in New York.
If you do something in class, you do it during a lesson in school.
There is lots of reading in class.
The students in a school or university who finish their course in a particular year are often referred to as the class of that year.
These two members of Yale's Class of 2002 never miss a reunion.
Class refers to the division of people in a society into groups according to their social status.
...the relationship between social classes.
What it will do is create a whole new ruling class.
...the characteristics of the British class structure.
A class of things is a group of them with similar characteristics.
Harbour staff noticed that measurements given for the same class of boats often varied.
...the division of the stars into six classes of brightness.
If you say that someone or something has class, you mean that they are elegant and sophisticated .
He's got the same style off the pitch as he has on it–sheer class.
verb
If someone or something is classed as a particular thing, they are regarded as belonging to that group of things.
Since the birds inter-breed they cannot be classed as different species.
I class myself as an ordinary working person.
I would class my garden as medium in size.
He was not an explorer but can certainly be classed as a pioneer.
adjective
If you describe someone or something as a class person or thing, you mean that they are very good.
Kite is undoubtedly a class player.
inflections classesclassingclassed
cefr-level A1

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