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déclassé

adjective dé·clas·sé \ ˌdā-ˌkla-ˈsā , -ˌklä- \

Definition of déclassé

1 : fallen or lowered in class, rank, or social position
2 : of inferior status

Origin and Etymology of déclassé

French, from past participle of déclasser to declass

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