Definizione monolingua

class

class (third-person singular simple present classes, present participle classing, simple past and past participle classed)

1. (transitive) To assign to a class.

   I would class this with most of the other mediocre works of the period.

class (countable and uncountable; plural classes)

1. (countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.

   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.

   • 2011 October 1, Saj Chowdhury, “Wolverhampton 1 - 2 Newcastle”, BBC Sport:

     The Magpies are unbeaten and enjoying their best run since 1994, although few would have thought the class of 2011 would come close to emulating their ancestors.

2. (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.
3. (uncountable) The division of society into classes.

   Jane Austens works deal with class in 18th-century England.

4. (uncountable) Admirable behavior; elegance.

   Apologizing for losing your temper, even though you were badly provoked, showed real class.

5. (countable and uncountable) A group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher.

   The class was noisy, but the teacher was able to get their attention with a story.

6. A series of classes covering a single subject.

   I took the cooking class for enjoyment, but I also learned a lot.

7. (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.

8. (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.

9. (biology, taxonomy, countable) A rank in the classification of organisms, below phylum and above order; a taxon of that rank.

   Magnolias belong to the class Magnoliopsida.

10. (computing) A set of objects having the same behavior (but typically differing in state), or a template defining such a set.
11. (mathematics) A collection of sets definable by a shared property.

    The class of all sets is not a set.

12. Best of its kind.

    It is the class of Italian bottled waters.

    • 1913 Jun 27, “The Crime Is Not in Making a Mistake, but in Repeating It.”, Chicago Tribune:

      The mark made by Cory a new Central A. U. mark and he appears to be the class of the field in this event.

    • 1929 Oct 27, “89,000 Watch So. California Defeat Stanford, 7 to 0”, Chicago Tribune:

      University of Southern Californias 7 to 0 defeat of the mighty Cardinal team ranked the victors the class of the far west

    • 2009 May 8, “Waianae forces OIA rematch”, Honolulu Star-Bulletin:

      Roosevelt (14-1) looked very much like the class of the OIA.

13. (military) A group of people subject to be conscripted in the same military draft, or more narrowly those persons actually conscripted in a particular draft.

class (not comparable)

1. (Ireland, UK, slang) great; fabulous

Definizione dizionario class

	classe
	group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes
	social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc.
	division of society into classes
	admirable behavior; elegance
	group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher
	group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year
	category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation
	classification below Phylum and above Order
	programming: set of objects possibly differing in state but not behavior
	mathematics: collection of sets definable by a shared property
	Gruppo, collezione, categoria o insieme che condividono le stesse caratteristiche o attributi.
	A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes
	A biological taxon, a group of species, part of a phylum and consisting of one or more orders.
	A category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation.
	A group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher.
	A named descriptor for a set of objects that share the same attributes, operations, methods, relationships, and behaviors.

	ceto
	group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes
	social grouping, based on job, wealth, etc.
	division of society into classes
	Gruppo, collezione, categoria o insieme che condividono le stesse caratteristiche o attributi.
	A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes
	Gruppo sociale di persone della stessa condizione economica e professionale.
	A social group of persons of the same economic and professional condition.

	corso
	series of classes covering a single subject

	strato
	Gruppo sociale di persone della stessa condizione economica e professionale.
	A social group of persons of the same economic and professional condition.

	tipo
	Raggruppamento basato su caratteristiche comuni.
	A grouping based on shared characteristics

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Altri significati:

A series of classes covering a single subject.

military: persons subject to the same draft

(countable) A group of students who commenced or completed their education during a particular year. A school class.

(Irish, UK, slang) great; fabulous

(mathematics) A collection of sets definable by a shared property.

(countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.

(uncountable) The division of society into classes.

A meeting with a teacher to learn something.

(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.

(military) A group of people subject to be conscripted in the same military draft, or more narrowly those persons actually conscripted in a particular draft.

(school) class

(transitive) To assign to a class.

(uncountable) Admirable behavior; elegance.

Best of its kind.

(countable) A category of seats in an airplane, train or other means of mass transportation.

to assign to a class

(biology, taxonomy, countable) A rank in the classification of organisms, below phylum and above order; a taxon of that rank.

(computing) A set of objects having the same behavior (but typically differing in state), '''or''' a template defining such a set.

(countable and uncountable) A group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher.