Definition of 'class'

Noun

1. people having the same social or economic status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"
      Synonyms: social class socio-economic class
2. a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy"
      Synonyms: form grade
3. education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"
      Synonyms: course course of study course of instruction
4. a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents"
      Synonyms: category family
5. a body of students who graduate together; "the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High"
      Synonyms: year
6. a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"
      Synonyms: division
7. elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class"
8. (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders

Verb

1. arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
      Synonyms: classify sort assort sort out separate

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