class
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🇺🇸
/klæs/
🇬🇧
/klɑːs/
group or category
Etymology
'class' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'classis,' where 'classis' meant 'a division or group.'
'classis' transformed into the Old French word 'classe,' and eventually became the modern English word 'class' through Middle English.
Initially, it meant 'a division or group,' and over time it evolved into its current meanings of 'a group of students' and 'a category of things.'
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a group of students who are taught together.
The class was excited about the field trip.
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Noun 2
a category of things having some property or attribute in common.
The book falls into the class of historical fiction.
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Verb 1
to assign or regard as belonging to a particular category.
The museum classes the artifact as ancient.
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Last updated: 2025/01/11 11:35