class

nouns

a collection of things sharing a common attribute
"there are two classes of detergents"
category, class, family
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a body of students who are taught together
"early morning classes are always sleepy"
class, course, form, grade
people having the same social, economic, or educational status
"the working class"; "an emerging professional class"
class, social class, socio-economic class, stratum
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education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
"he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"
class, course, course of instruction, course of study
a league ranked by quality
"he played baseball in class D for two years"; "Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA"
class, division
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a body of students who graduate together
"the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High"
class, year
(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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(biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes
phylum
domain category
the science that studies living organisms
biological science, biology
is a type of (narrower)
animal or plant group having natural relations
taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group
elegance in dress or behavior
"she has a lot of class"
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domain usage
a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
colloquialism
is a type of (narrower)
a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
"she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"
elegance

verbs

arrange or order by classes or categories
"How would you classify these pottery shards--are they prehistoric?"
assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out