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second class

4 ENTRIES FOUND:

second class

noun

Definition of SECOND CLASS

1
: the second and usually next to highest group in a classification
3
: a class of United States or Canadian mail comprising periodicals sent to regular subscribers

Examples of SECOND CLASS

  1. The airline offers special services for travelers in first and second class.
  2. She got an upper second class in English at Oxford.

First Known Use of SECOND CLASS

1810

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