class
/klas/ · clas·syl·able
noun
- A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes. She's a member of a large class of students.
- 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.
- The division of society into classes. Jane Austen's works deal with class in 18th-century England.
verb
- To assign to a class; to classify. I would class this with most of the other mediocre works of the period.
- To be grouped or classed. The new policy will class the employees based on their performance.
- To divide into classes, as students; to form into, or place in, a class or classes. The teacher will class the students into groups for the project.
adjective
- Great; fabulous. The fireworks display was a class show.
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Did you know? The term 'class' has been used in various contexts, including social hierarchy, academic grouping, and even in sports, such as a class of athletes competing in a particular event.