Dictionary definition for: Class
1. (n) people having the same social or economic status; "the working class" "an emerging professional class"
2. (v) arrange or order by classes or categories; "How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
3. (n) a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy"
4. (n) education imparted in a series of lessons or class meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving" "flirting is not unknown in college classes"
5. (n) a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents"
6. (n) a body of students who graduate together; "the class of ''97" "she was in my year at Hoehandle High"
7. (n) a league ranked by quality; "he played baseball in class D for two years" "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"
8. (n) elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class"
9. (n) (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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