Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [klas, klahs]
- /klæs, klɑs/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [klas, klahs]
- /klæs, klɑs/
Definitions of class's word
- noun class's a number of persons or things regarded as forming a group by reason of common attributes, characteristics, qualities, or traits; kind; sort: a class of objects used in daily living. 1
- noun class's a group of students meeting regularly to study a subject under the guidance of a teacher: The class had arrived on time for the lecture. 1
- noun class's the period during which a group of students meets for instruction. 1
- noun class's a meeting of a group of students for instruction. 1
- noun class's a classroom. 1
- noun class's a number of pupils in a school, or of students in a college, pursuing the same studies, ranked together, or graduated in the same year: She graduated from Ohio State, class of '72. 1
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Origin of class's
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; earlier classis, plural classes < Latin: class, division, fleet, army; singular class back formation from plural
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Class's
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
class's popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".