Word: class Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle French classe, from Latin classis (“a class or division of the people, assembly of people, the whole body of citizens called to arms, the army, the fleet, later a class or division in general”), from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (“to call, shout”). Doublet of clas and classis. Pronunciation: /klɑːs/, /klæs/, /klas/, /kleəs/, /klɑ(ː)s/ 1. A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes. Labels: countable Example: The new Ford Fiesta is set to be best in the 'small family' class. Example: That is one class-A heifer you got there, sonny. 2. A social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc. In Britain, society is commonly split into three main classes: upper class, middle class and working class. Labels: countable Example: Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, and so we entered stage three – what therapists call "bargaining". A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches. 3. The division of society into classes. Labels: uncountable Example: Jane Austen's works deal with class in 18th-century England. 4. Admirable behavior; elegance. Labels: uncountable Example: Apologizing for losing your temper, even though you were badly provoked, showed real class. 5. A group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The class was noisy, but the teacher was able to get their attention with a story. 6. A series of lessons covering a single subject. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: I took the cooking class for enjoyment, but I also learned a lot. 7. A single lesson in a series. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: Tomorrow's class will cover long division. 8. A group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year. A school class. Labels: countable Example: The class of 1982 was particularly noteworthy. 9. a grade, standard, level of education. Labels: India, countable, uncountable 10. A category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation. Labels: countable Example: I used to fly business class, but now my company can only afford economy. Example: The City & South London was also the first British passenger railway to offer only one class. 11. A rank in the classification of organisms, below phylum and above order; a taxon of that rank. Labels: countable Example: Magnolias belong to the class Magnoliopsida. 12. Best of its kind. Labels: countable, uncountable Example: It is the class of Italian bottled waters. Example: The mark made by Cory a new Central A. U. mark and he appears to be the class of the field in this event. 13. A grouping of data values in an interval, often used for computation of a frequency distribution. Labels: countable, uncountable 14. A collection of sets definable by a shared property, especially one which is not itself a set (in which case the class is called proper). Labels: countable, uncountable Example: The class of all sets is not a set. Example: Every set is a class, but classes are not generally sets. A class that is not a set is called a proper class. 15. A group of people subject to be conscripted in the same military draft, or more narrowly those persons actually conscripted in a particular draft. Labels: countable, uncountable 16. A set of objects having the same behavior (but typically differing in state), or a template defining such a set in terms of its common properties, functions, etc. Labels: countable Example: an abstract base class 17. One of the sections into which a Methodist church or congregation is divided, supervised by a class leader. Labels: countable, uncountable