noun
Meaning 1
A class or order; sort; type; kind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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classis
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/ˈklæsɪs/
noun
Meaning 2
An ecclesiastical body or judicatory in certain churches, such as the Dutch Reformed Church. It is intermediate between the consistory and the synod, and corresponds to the presbytery in the Presbyterian church.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: lifestyle, religion
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noun
Meaning 3
A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below divisio and above ordo.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy
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Synonyms: class
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin classis. Doublet of class.