Class

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Translations 1.2 Transitive Verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Related Terms

English

Noun

class

1. A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes

   The new Ford Fiesta is set to be best in the 'small family' class

   Often used to imply membership of a large class.

   This word has a whole class of metaphoric extensions.

2. 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.
3. The division of society into classes. Used without an article.

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

4. Admirable behavior; elegance. Used without an article.

   Apologizing for losing your temper, even though you were badly provoked, showed real class.

5. A group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher. Used with or without an article.

   The class was noisy, but the teacher was able to get their attention with a story.

   I have to go to history class now.

   I have to go. I have a class in five minutes.

   I have to go. I have class in five minutes.

6. A series of classes covering a single subject.

   I took the cooking class for enjoyment, but I also learned a lot.

7. A group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year. A school class.

   The class of 1982 was particularly noteworthy.

8. A category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation.

   I used to fly business class, but now my company can only afford economy.

9. (linnaean taxonomy) The classification below phylum or division and above order.

   Magnolias belong to class Magnoliopsida.

10. (object-oriented computing) A set of objects possibly differing in state but not behavior.
11. (mathematics) A collection of sets definable by a shared property.

    The class of all sets is not a set.

Translations

• Finnish: luokka
• Interlingua: classe
• Portuguese: classe
• Swedish: klass (1-5,8,9), kurs (6), årskurs (7), avgångsklass (7)

Transitive Verb

to class

1. To assign to a class.

   I would class this with most of the other mediocre works of the period.

Translations

• Swedish: klassificera

Related Terms

• class act
• class action
• class clown
• classify
• class picture
• classless
• classroom
• class up
• class war
• classy
• coach class
• economy class
• first class
• lower class
• middle class
• school class
• second class
• steerage class
• upper class
• working class