Phrase guide

form class

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A collection of organisms that is given formal recognition at the rank of class with a taxonomic name, but which is known to be an artificial group rather than a natural one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, taxonomy

Examples

  • All fungi for which sexual reproduction is unknown are assigned to the form class Deuteromycota until such reproduction is discovered in that species.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

A form room, a homeroom.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 3

one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: part of speech, word class

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: grammatical category, syntactic category

Narrower terms: major form class

History

Etymology

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