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Definition of subclass
: a primary division of a class: such asa : a category in biological classification ranking below a class and above an orderb : subset 1
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A certain sub-sub-subclass of supernova explosions , known as Type 1a, has two useful characteristics.
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The district court granted certification to two subclasses but denied the remaining three.
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They were instead categorized as an impoverished subclass of the Han majority, and the government began to move them onshore and put their children in schools.
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But, with its ever-expanding system of subclasses and legroom fees, is there any better symbol of our self-sorting tendencies?
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First Known Use of subclass
1720
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subclass
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sub·class
\ˈsəb-ˌklas\
Medical Definition of subclass
: a category in biological classification ranking below a class and above an order
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