"class" Definition

Definitions for the word "class" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
1 any set of persons or things grouped together, or graded or differentiated from others esp. By quality (first class; economy class). 2 division or order of society (upper class). 3 colloq. Distinction, high quality. 4 a group of students taught together. B occasion when they meet. C their course of instruction. 5 division of candidates by merit in an examination. 6 biol. Next grouping of organisms below a division or phylum. v. Assign to a class or category. in a class of (or on) its (or one''s) own unequalled. classless adj. [latin classis assembly]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
2. slang
the highest quality or combination of highest qualities among athletes. “He’s not CLASS enough,” _i.e._, not good enough. “There’s a deal of CLASS about him,” _i.e._, a deal of quality. The term as used this way obtains to a certain extent among turfites.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864

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