Definition of third-class
: of or relating to a class, rank, or grade next below the second
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First Known Use of third-class
1839
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Definition of third class
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: the third and usually next below second class in a classification
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: the least expensive class of accommodations (as on a passenger ship)
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: a former class of U.S. mail comprising circulars, pamphlets, catalogs, and newsletters
Examples of third class in a Sentence
She got a third class in English.
Recent Examples of third class from the Web
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Alexis Legowski The NEPSAC Class C/D Player of the Year, the junior midfielder from South Hadley was the focal point in MacDuffie winning its third Class C title in four years.
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Alexis Legowski The NEPSAC Class C/D Player of the Year, the junior midfielder from South Hadley was the focal point in MacDuffie winning its third Class C title in four years.
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The 6-foot-2, 190-pound Finley helped St. Paul's to its third Class 5A state title in four years in 2017.
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On Saturday, Mercy didn’t need such a dramatic ending to win its third Class LL title, and Weselyj, in her first year as a Mercy assistant, was OK with that.
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Alexis Legowski The NEPSAC Class C/D Player of the Year, the junior midfielder from South Hadley was the focal point in MacDuffie winning its third Class C title in four years.
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By the time his third class rolls around, and 2018 was Harbaugh's third, results have to show up.
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This one was third class: completely open, with bunk beds on both sides, and it was packed with people.
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Barry Odom’s third class as Missouri’s football coach is very similar to his previous ones.
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First Known Use of third class
1748
THIRD-CLASS Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of third-class for English Language Learners
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: of or relating to third class
third class
Definition of third class for English Language Learners
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: the level of service on a train, ship, etc., that is the cheapest
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: a class of mail in the U.S. that includes advertisements
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: an undergraduate degree of the lowest level given by a British university
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