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4 N‑SING The students in a school or university who finish their course in a particular year are often referred to as the class of that year. □ [+ of ] These two members of Yale's Class of 2002 never miss a reunion.

5 N‑VAR Class refers to the division of people in a society into groups according to their social status. □  …the relationship between social classes. □  …the characteristics of the British class structure.

6 → see also chattering classes , middle class , upper class , working class

7 N‑COUNT A class of things is a group of them with similar characteristics. □ [+ of ] …the division of the stars into six classes of brightness.

8 VERB If someone or something is classed as a particular thing, they are regarded as belonging to that group of things. □ [be V -ed + as ] Since the birds inter-breed they cannot be classed as different species. □ [V pron-refl + as ] I class myself as an ordinary working person. □ [V n + as ] I would class my garden as medium in size. □ [V -ed + as ] He was not an explorer but can certainly be classed as a pioneer.

9 N‑UNCOUNT If you say that someone or something has class , you mean that they are elegant and sophisticated. [INFORMAL , APPROVAL ] □  He's got the same style off the pitch as he has on it–sheer class.

10 → see also business class , first-class , second-class , third-class , top-class , world-class

11 PHRASE If someone is in a class of their own , they have more of a particular skill or quality than anyone else. If something is in a class of its own , it is better than any other similar thing. □  As a player, he was in a class of his own. COLLOCATIONS class NOUN

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noun + class : cookery, dance, exercise, yoga; evening, night

verb + class : run, teach; attend, go to, take

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adjective + class : lower, middle, ruling, upper; privileged, professional, wealthy

cla ss a c|tion (class actions ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] A class action is a legal case brought by a group of people rather than an individual.

cla ss-conscious ADJ Someone who is class-conscious is very aware of the differences between the various classes of people in society, and often has a strong feeling of belonging to a particular class. □  Nineteenth-century Britain was a class-conscious society. ●  class-consciousness N‑UNCOUNT □  There was very little snobbery or class-consciousness in the wartime navy.

clas|sic ◆◆◇ /klæ s I k/ (classics )

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A classic example of a thing or situation has all the features which you expect such a thing or situation to have. □  The debate in the mainstream press has been a classic example of British hypocrisy. □  His first two goals were classic cases of being in the right place at the right time. ● N‑COUNT Classic is also a noun. □ [+ of ] It was a classic of interrogation: first the bully, then the kind one who offers sympathy.

2 ADJ [ADJ n] A classic film, piece of writing, or piece of music is of very high quality and has become a standard against which similar things are judged. □  …the classic children's film Huckleberry Finn. □  …a classic study of the American penal system. ● N‑COUNT Classic is also a noun. □ [+ of ] The record won a gold award and remains one of the classics of modern popular music. □  …a film classic.

3 N‑COUNT A classic is a book which is well-known and considered to be of a high literary standard. You can refer to such books generally as the classics . □  As I grow older, I like to reread the classics regularly.