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caste
1: one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes2 a: a division of society based on differences of wealth, inherited rank or privilege, profession, occupation, or race b: the position conferred by caste standing : prestige3: a system of rigid social stratification characterized by hereditary status, endogamy, and social barriers sanctioned by custom, law, or religion4: a specialized form (as the worker of an ant or bee) of a polymorphic social insect that carries out a particular function in the colony
— caste·ism
\ˈkas-ˌti-zəm\
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