Word a Day
class
What does class mean?
class (noun): a group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce class?
/klæs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does class come from?
From Middle French classe, from Latin classis (“a class or division of the people, assembly of people, the whole body of citizens called to arms, the army, the fleet, later a class or division in general”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of class?
Words related to class
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “class”?
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What does “class” mean?
a long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost
Not quite: that's what post means.
a group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes
Right! That's what “class” means.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
Not quite: that's what soul means.
the outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human
Not quite: that's what skin means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “class”?
security
Not quite: security means something else.
position
Not quite: position means something else.
research
Not quite: research means something else.
category
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