class
1. class \'klas\ \-l*s\ n [F classe, fr. L classis group called to arms, class of citizens] often attrib 1a: a group sharing the same economic or social status 1b: social rank; esp : high social rank 1c: high quality : ELEGANCE 2a: a course of instruction 2b: a body of students meeting regularly to study the same subject 2c: the period during which such a body meets 2d: a body of students or alumni whose year of graduation is the same 3a: a group, set, or kind sharing common attributes; esp : a major category in biological taxonomy ranking above the order and below the phylum or division 3b: a division or rating based on grade or quality - class.less aj 2. class vt : CLASSIFY
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