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one of the segments of society into which people are grouped<a politician who appeals to people of every class>Synonymscaste, estate, folk, order, stratumRelated Wordsbracket, echelon, grade, layer, level, tier; place, position, rank, standing, status; grouping, hierarchy, stratification; clan, family, people, race, tribe
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one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic<a new class of wireless devices that could be used for Internet access as well as personal communication>Synonymsbracket, category, division, family, grade, group, kind, order, rank(s), set, species, typeRelated Wordsdescription, feather, ilk, nature, sort; branch, section, subdivision, subgroup, variety; breed, race; classification, heading, label, rubric, title
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a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common<only a particular class of burglar would do that>— see sort 1
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a series of lectures on a subject<took a class on modern art>— see course 2
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degree of excellence<only horses of great class are allowed to enter the Kentucky Derby>— see quality 1
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dignified or restrained beauty of form, appearance, or style<an old mansion with tremendous class that puts todayʼs gaudy behemoths to shame>— see elegance
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high position within society<the woman exudes an aura of class and breeding>— see rank 2
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