Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha-wmf case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 28424 6999731 2009-07-18T10:10:06Z Tbot 44393 updated t/t-/t+ templates ==English== {{wikipedia}} {{rank|greatly|floor|example|983|class|century|sorry|share}} ===Etymology=== From {{etyl|fr}} {{term|classe|lang=fr}}, from {{etyl|la}} {{term|classis|lang=la||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}} ===Pronunciation=== * {{audio|en-us-class.ogg|Audio (US)}} *: {{rhymes|ɑːs}} ===Noun=== {{en-noun|es|-}} # {{countable}} A [[group]], [[collection]], [[category]] or [[set]] sharing [[characteristic]]s or [[attribute]]s. #: ''The new Ford Fiesta is set to be best in the 'small family' '''class'''.'' #: ''That is one '''class'''-A heifer you got there, sonny.'' #:: Often used to imply membership of a large class. #::: ''This word has a whole '''class''' of metaphoric extensions.'' # {{countable}} 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]]. # {{uncountable}} The division of society into classes. #: ''Jane Austen's works deal with '''class''' in 18th-century England.'' # {{uncountable}} Admirable behavior; elegance. #: ''Apologizing for losing your temper, even though you were badly provoked, showed real '''class'''.'' # {{context|countable|and|uncountable}} A group of [[student]]s in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher. #: ''The '''class''' was noisy, but the teacher was able to get their attention with a story.'' # A series of classes covering a single subject. #: ''I took the cooking '''class''' for enjoyment, but I also learned a lot.'' # {{countable}} A group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year. A [[school class]]. #: ''The '''class''' of 1982 was particularly noteworthy.'' # {{countable}} A category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation. #: ''I used to fly business '''class''', but now my company can only afford economy.'' # {{context|biology|taxonomy|countable}} A [[rank]] in the classification of [[organism]]s, below [[phylum]] and above [[order]]; a taxon of that rank. #: ''Magnolias belong to the '''class''' Magnoliopsida.'' # {{computing}} A set of [[object]]s having the same [[behavior]] (but typically differing in [[state]]), ''or'' a template defining such a set. # {{math}} A collection of [[set]]s definable by a shared property. #: ''The '''class''' of all sets is not a set.'' # {{rfv-sense}} Best of its kind. #: ''It is the '''class''' of Italian bottled waters.'' #* {{quote-news|title=The Crime Is Not in Making a Mistake, but in Repeating It.|work=Chicago Tribune|date=Jun 27|year=1913|passage=The mark made by Cory a new Central A. U. mark and he appears to be the '''class''' of the field in this event.}} #* {{quote-news|title=89,000 Watch So. California Defeat Stanford, 7 to 0|work=Chicago Tribune|date=Oct 27|year=1929|passage=University of Southern California's 7 to 0 defeat of the mighty Cardinal team ranked the victors the '''class''' of the far west}} #* {{quote-news|title=Waianae forces OIA rematch|work=Honolulu Star-Bulletin|date=May 8|year=2009|passage=Roosevelt (14-1) looked very much like the '''class''' of the OIA.}} ====Synonyms==== * See also [[Wikisaurus:class]] ====Derived terms==== {{rel-top|Derived terms}} * [[business class]] * [[character class]] * [[class action]] * [[class clown]] * [[class diagram]] * [[class reunion]] * [[class struggle]] * [[economy class]] * [[equivalence class]] * [[first class]] * [[form class]] {{rel-mid}} * [[upper class]] * [[middle class]] * [[noun class]] * [[pitch class]] * [[professional class]] * [[school class]] * [[second class]] * [[social class]] * [[spectral class]] * [[third class]] * [[working class]] {{rel-bottom}} ====Translations==== {{trans-top|group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes}} * Armenian: {{t-|hy|դաս|tr=das|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * [[Catalan]]: [[classe]] {{f}} * Croatian: {{t|hr|razred|m|alt=rázred}}, {{t-|hr|klasa|f|alt=klàsa}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|třída|f}} * Estonian: {{t|et|rühm}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|luokka}} * French: {{t+|fr|classe|f}} * German: {{t+|de|Klasse|f}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|osztály}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t+|it|ceto|m}} * Japanese: [[等級]] ([[とうきゅう]], toukyū), [[種類]] ([[しゅるい]], shurui) * Norwegian: {{t+|no|klasse|m|f}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|klasa|f}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|classe|f}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|класс|m|tr=klass|sc=Cyrl}} * Serbian: [[stalež]] {{m}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|darasa|xs=Swahili}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|klass|c}} * Turkish: {{t+|tr|sınıf}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc.}} * Armenian: {{t-|hy|դաս|tr=das|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * [[Catalan]]: [[classe]] {{f}} * Croatian: {{t|hr|stalež|m|alt=stálež}}, {{t-|hr|klasa|f|alt=klàsa}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|třída|f}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|klasse|f}} * Estonian: {{t|et|seisus}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|luokka}} * French: {{t+|fr|classe|f}} * German: {{t+|de|Klasse|f}} * Hebrew: {{t-|he|מעמד|m|tr=ma'mad|sc=Hebr}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|osztály}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t+|it|ceto|m}} * Japanese: [[階級]] ([[かいきゅう]], kaikyū) * Norwegian: {{t+|no|klasse|m|f}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|klasa|f}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|classe|f}} * Romanian: [[clasă]] {{f}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|класс|m|tr=klass|sc=Cyrl}} * Serbian: [[stalež]] {{m}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|darasa|xs=Swahili}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|klass|c}} * Turkish: {{t+|tr|sınıf}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|division of society into classes}} * Armenian: {{t-|hy|դաս|tr=das|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * [[Catalan]]: [[classe]] {{f}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|třída|f}} * Estonian: {{t|et|seisus}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|luokka}} * German: {{t+|de|Klasse|f}} * Hebrew: [[מעמדות]] (ma'amadot) {{m|p}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|osztály}} {{trans-mid}} * Italian: {{t+|it|ceto|m}} * Norwegian: {{t+|no|klasse|m|f}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|klasa|f}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|classe|f}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|класс|m|tr=klass|sc=Cyrl}} * Serbian: [[stalež]] {{m}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|darasa|xs=Swahili}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|klass|c}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|admirable behavior; elegance}} * Armenian: {{t-|hy|մակարդակ|tr=makardak|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * [[Catalan]]: [[classe]] {{f}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|tyyli}} * French: {{t+|fr|classe|f}} * Norwegian: {{t+|no|klasse|m|f}} {{trans-mid}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|klasa|f}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|classe|f}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|класс|m|tr=klass|sc=Cyrl}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|darasa|xs=Swahili}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|klass|c}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher}} * Arabic: {{t-|ar|فصل|m|alt=فَصْل|tr=faSl|sc=Arab}} * Armenian: {{t|hy|դասարան|tr=dasaran|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * [[Breton]]: [[klas]] {{m}} * [[Catalan]]: [[classe]] {{f}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|třída|f}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|klas|f}} * Estonian: {{t-|et|klass}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|luokka}} * French: {{t+|fr|classe|f}} * German: {{t+|de|Klasse|f}} {{trans-mid}} * Hebrew: [[כיתה]] (kita) {{f}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|osztály}} * [[Ido]]: {{t+|io|klaso|xs=Ido}} * Japanese: [[クラス]] (kurasu), [[学級]] ([[がっきゅう]], gakkyū), [[級]] ([[きゅう]], kyū) * Kurdish: {{ku-Arab|[[پۆل]]}} * Norwegian: {{t+|no|klasse|m|f}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|klasa|f}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|classe|f}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|класс|m|tr=klass|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|группа|f|tr=grúppa|sc=Cyrl}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|darasa|xs=Swahili}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|klass|c}} * Turkish: {{t+|tr|sınıf}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|series of classes covering a single subject}} * Armenian: {{t-|hy|դաս|tr=das|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * [[Catalan]]: [[curs]] {{m}} * Estonian: [[kursus]] * French: {{t+|fr|cours|m}} * Hebrew: [[קורס]] (qurs) {{m}} {{trans-mid}} * Japanese: [[授業]] ([[じゅぎょう]], jugyō), [[クラス]] (kurasu) * Norwegian: {{t-|no|kurs|n}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|kurs}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|курс|m|tr=kurs|sc=Cyrl}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|darasa|xs=Swahili}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|kurs|c}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year}} * Armenian: {{t|hy|դասարան|tr=dasaran|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * [[Catalan]]: [[classe]] {{f}} * Finnish: [[luokka]], [[vuosikurssi]] * French: {{t+|fr|promotion|f}} * German: {{t+|de|Klasse|f}} * Hebrew: [[שכבה]] (shikhva) {{f}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|osztály}} {{trans-mid}} * Japanese: [[学年]] ([[がくねん]], gakunen) * Kurdish: {{ku-Arab|[[پۆل]]}} * Norwegian: [[kull]] {{n}}, [[årskull]] {{n}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|klasa|f}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|turma|f}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|класс|m|tr=klass|sc=Cyrl}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|darasa|xs=Swahili}} * Swedish: [[årskurs]] {{c}}, [[avgångsklass]] {{c}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation}} * Armenian: {{t-|hy|կարգ|tr=karg|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * [[Catalan]]: [[classe]] {{f}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|třída|f}} * Estonian: {{t-|et|klass}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|luokka}} * French: {{t+|fr|classe|f}} * Hebrew: [[מחלקה]] (makhlaqa) {{f}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|osztály}} {{trans-mid}} * Japanese: {{t+|ja|クラス|tr=kurasu|sc=Jpan}} * Norwegian: {{t+|no|klasse|m|f}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|klasa|f}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|classe|f}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|класс|m|tr=klass|sc=Cyrl}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|darasa|xs=Swahili}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|klass|c}} * Turkish: {{t+|tr|sınıf}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|classification below Phylum and above Order}} * Armenian: {{t-|hy|դաս|tr=das|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * [[Catalan]]: [[classe]] {{f}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|třída|f}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|luokka}} * German: {{t+|de|Classis|f}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|osztály}} * Japanese: [[綱]] ([[こう]], kou) {{trans-mid}} * Norwegian: {{t+|no|klasse|m|f}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|classe|f}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|класс|m|tr=klass|sc=Cyrl}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|darasa|xs=Swahili}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|klass|c}} * Turkish: {{t+|tr|sınıf}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|programming: set of objects possibly differing in state but not behavior}} * [[Catalan]]: [[classe]] {{f}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|třída|f}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|luokka}} * French: {{t+|fr|classe|f}} * German: {{t+|de|Klasse|f}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|osztály}} {{trans-mid}} * Japanese: {{t+|ja|クラス|tr=kurasu|sc=Jpan}} * Norwegian: {{t+|no|klasse|m|f}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|klasa|f}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|classe|f}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|класс|m|tr=klass|sc=Cyrl}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|darasa|xs=Swahili}} {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|mathematics: collection of sets definable by a shared property}} * Armenian: {{t-|hy|դաս|tr=das|sc=Armn|xs=Armenian}} * German: {{t+|de|Klasse|f}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|osztály}} * Japanese: {{t+|ja|クラス|tr=kurasu|sc=Jpan}} {{trans-mid}} * Norwegian: {{t+|no|klasse|m|f}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|classe|f}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|класс|m|tr=klass|sc=Cyrl}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|darasa|xs=Swahili}} {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top}} * {{ttbc|Interlingua}}: [[classe]] * {{ttbc|Indonesian}}: [[kelas]] * {{ttbc|Romanian}}: [[clasă]] {{f}} {{trans-bottom}} ===Verb=== {{en-verb|classes|classing|classed}} # {{transitive}} To [[assign]] to a class. #: ''I would '''class''' this with most of the other mediocre works of the period.'' ====Derived terms==== {{rel-top|Derived terms}} * [[outclass]] {{rel-bottom}} ====Translations==== {{trans-top|to assign to a class}} * Swahili: {{t|sw|darasa|xs=Swahili}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|klassificera}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} ===Adjective=== {{en-adj|-}} # {{context|Irish|British|slang}} [[great]]; [[fabulous]] ===Related terms=== {{rel-top|related terms}} * [[class act]] * [[classify]] * [[class picture]] * [[classless]] * [[classroom]] * [[class up]] * [[class war]] * [[classy]] {{rel-mid}} * [[coach class]] * [[steerage class]] {{rel-bottom}} ===External links=== * {{R:Webster 1913}} * {{R:Century 1911}} [[Category:Semantics]] [[et:class]] [[es:class]] [[fa:class]] [[fr:class]] [[gl:class]] [[ko:class]] [[hy:class]] [[io:class]] [[id:class]] [[it:class]] [[ku:class]] [[lt:class]] [[hu:class]] [[nl:class]] [[ja:class]] [[pl:class]] [[pt:class]] [[ru:class]] [[simple:class]] [[fi:class]] [[ta:class]] [[te:class]] [[th:class]] [[tr:class]] [[uk:class]] [[vi:class]] [[zh:class]]