Originally posted by Jaguär:
[ It's all about 'class'. Class as in caste systems.
er, mankie means 3c I am sure
12 entries found for class.
class ( P ) Pronunciation Key (kls)
n.
1. A set, collection, group, or configuration containing members regarded as having certain attributes or traits in common; a kind or category.
2. A division based on quality, rank, or grade, as:
a. A grade of mail: a package sent third class.
b. A quality of accommodation on public transport: tourist class.
3.
a. A social stratum whose members share certain economic, social, or cultural characteristics: the lower-income classes.
b. Social rank or caste, especially high rank.
c. Informal. Elegance of style, taste, and manner: an actor with class.
4. A level of academic development, as in an elementary or secondary school.
5.
a. A group of students who are taught together because they have roughly the same level of academic development.
b. A group of students or alumni who have the same year of graduation.
c. A group of students who meet at a regularly scheduled time to study the same subject.
d. The period during which such a group meets: had to stay after class.
6. Biology. A taxonomic category ranking below a phylum or division and above an order. See table at taxonomy.
7. Statistics. An interval in a frequency distribution.
8. Linguistics. A group of words belonging to the same grammatical category that share a particular set of morphological properties, such as a set of inflections.
