word class — word classes N COUNT A word class is a group of words that have the same basic behaviour, for example nouns, adjectives, or verbs … English dictionary
word class — word′ class n. gram. a group of words all of which are members of the same form class or part of speech • Etymology: 1920–25 … From formal English to slang
word class — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms word class : singular word class plural word classes linguistics a part of speech … English dictionary
word class — noun Date: 1914 a linguistic form class whose members are words; especially part of speech … New Collegiate Dictionary
word class — Gram. a group of words all of which are members of the same form class or part of speech. [1920 25] * * * … Universalium
word class — noun a category of words of similar form or function; a part of speech … English new terms dictionary
Word order — Linguistic typology Morphological Isolating Synthetic Polysynthetic Fusional Agglutinative Morphosyntactic Alig … Wikipedia
class-conscious — adjective (used of society) socially hierarchical American society is becoming increasingly stratified • Syn: ↑stratified • Similar to: ↑hierarchical, ↑hierarchal, ↑hierarchic * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjecti … Useful english dictionary
Class (set theory) — In set theory and its applications throughout mathematics, a class is a collection of sets (or sometimes other mathematical objects) which can be unambiguously defined by a property that all its members share. The precise definition of class… … Wikipedia
class-conscious — UK / US adjective influenced by a strong feeling of belonging to a particular social class and noticing differences between the classes Derived word: class consciousness noun uncountable … English dictionary
