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How to pronounce class
Say it like this: /klæs/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does class mean?
nounA group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
“That is one class-A heifer you got there, sonny.”
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.
The division of society into classes.
“Jane Austen's works deal with class in 18th-century England.”
verbTo assign to a class; to classify.
“I would class this with most of the other mediocre works of the period.”
To be grouped or classed.
“the genus or family under which it classes”
To divide into classes, as students; to form into, or place in, a class or classes.
adjgreat; fabulous
“To talented authors Tim Ash and Brian Reich for introducing me to John Wiley & Sons—a truly class outfit.”
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