middle class

mid·dle class

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mid-l klas, klahs]
- /ˈmɪd l klæs, klɑs/
- /ˈmɪdl klɑːs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mid-l klas, klahs]
- /ˈmɪd l klæs, klɑs/

Definitions of middle class words

adjective middle class educated and well off 1
noun middle class educated, well-off people 1
noun middle class class between working and upper classes 1
countable noun middle class The middle class or middle classes are the people in a society who are not working class or upper class. Business people, managers, doctors, lawyers, and teachers are usually regarded as middle class. 0
countable noun middle class Middle class is also an adjective. 0
graded adjective middle class People sometimes describe attitudes as middle class when they think that they are typical of middle class people, for example because they are very conventional or attach too much importance to possessions. 0

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Parts of speech for Middle class

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

conjunction

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middle class popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% 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".

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