noun
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
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- there are two classes of detergents
noun
a body of students who are taught together
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- early morning classes are always sleepy
noun
people having the same social, economic, or educational status
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stratum
social class
socio-economic class
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- the working class
- an emerging professional class
noun
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
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course
course of study
course of instruction
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- he took a course in basket weaving
- flirting is not unknown in college classes
noun
a league ranked by quality
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- he played baseball in class D for two years
- Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA
noun
a body of students who graduate together
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- the class of '97
- she was in my year at Hoehandle High
noun
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
noun
elegance in dress or behavior
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- she has a lot of class
verb
arrange or order by classes or categories
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- How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?