Origin of class
1590–1600; earlier
classis, plural
classes < Latin: class, division, fleet, army; singular
class back formation from plural
usage note for class
See
collective noun.
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Definition for class (2 of 2)
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British Dictionary definitions for class
class
/ (klɑːs) /
noun
verb
to have or assign a place within a group, grade, or class
Derived forms of class
classable, adjective classer, nounWord Origin for class
C17: from Latin
classis class, rank, fleet; related to Latin
calāre to summon
Medical definitions for class
class
[ klăs ]
n.
A taxonomic category ranking below a phylum or division and above an order.
Scientific definitions for class
class
[ klăs ]
A taxonomic category of organisms ranking above an order and below a phylum or division. In modern taxonomic schemes, the names of classes end in -phyceae for the various groups of algae, -mycetes for fungi, and -opsida for plants (as in Liliopsida, the class of plants also termed monocotyledons). The names of classes belonging to phyla of the animal kingdom, however, are formed in various ways, as Osteichthyes the bony fishes, Aves, the birds, and Mammalia, the mammals, all of which are classes belonging to the subphylum Vertebrata (the vertebrates) in the phylum Chordata. See Table at taxonomy.
Cultural definitions for class (1 of 2)
class
A group of people sharing the same social, economic, or occupational status. The term class usually implies a social and economic hierarchy, in which those of higher class standing have greater status, privilege, prestige, and authority. Western societies have traditionally been divided into three classes: the upper or leisure class, the middle class (bourgeoisie), and the lower or working class. For Marxists, the significant classes are the bourgeoisie and the proletariat (see also proletariat).
Cultural definitions for class (2 of 2)
class
In biology, the classification beneath a phylum and above an order. (See Linnean classification.)
notes for class
Mammals,
reptiles, and insects are classes.
Idioms and Phrases with class
class
see cut class.