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ALL meanings of second-class

sec·ond-class
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  • adjective second-class of a secondary class or quality. 1
  • adjective second-class second-rate; inferior. 1
  • adverb second-class by second-class mail or passenger accommodations: to travel second-class. 1
  • noun second-class the class of travel accommodations, as on a train, that are less costly and luxurious than first class but are more costly and luxurious than third class. Compare cabin class. 1
  • noun second-class (in the U.S. Postal Service) the class of mail consisting of newspapers and periodicals not sealed against postal inspection. 1
  • noun second-class the second of three honors degrees conferred by a British university. 1
  • adjective second-class If someone treats you as a second-class citizen, they treat you as if you are less valuable and less important than other people. 0
  • adjective second-class If you describe something as second-class, you mean that it is of poor quality. 0
  • adjective second-class The second-class accommodation on a train or ship is the ordinary accommodation, which is cheaper and less comfortable than the first-class accommodation. 0
  • adjective second-class Second class is also an adverb. 0
  • adjective second-class Second-class is second-class accommodation on a train or ship. 0
  • adjective second-class In Britain, second-class postage is the slower and cheaper type of postage. In the United States, second-class postage is the type of postage that is used for sending newspapers and magazines. 0
  • adjective second-class In Britain, a second-class degree is a good university degree, but not as good as a first-class degree. 0
  • noun second-class the class or grade next in value, quality, etc, to the first 0
  • adjective second-class of the class or grade next to the best in quality, etc 0
  • adjective second-class shoddy or inferior 0
  • adjective second-class of or denoting the class of accommodation in a hotel or on a train, etc, lower in quality and price than first class 0
  • adjective second-class (in Britain) of or relating to mail that is processed more slowly than first-class mail 0
  • adjective second-class (in the US and Canada) of or relating to mail that consists mainly of newspapers, etc 0
  • adverb second-class by second-class mail, transport, etc 0
  • adjective second-class cheaper than first class 0
  • adjective second-class (of a passenger) travelling on a second-class ticket 0
  • adjective second-class inferior; shoddy 0
  • adjective second-class relating to mail that is processed more slowly than first-class mail 0
  • noun second-class second-class accommodation on a train or ship 0
  • adjective second-class of the class, rank, excellence, etc. next below the highest; of secondary quality 0
  • adjective second-class designating or of accommodations next below the best 0
  • adjective second-class designating or of a class of mail consisting of newspapers, periodicals, etc.: such mail carries lower postage rates than first-class mail 0
  • adjective second-class inferior, inadequate, etc. 0
  • adjective second-class lacking or denied full rights, privileges, etc. 0
  • adverb second-class with accommodations next below the best 0
  • adverb second-class as or by second-class mail 0
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