noun
Meaning 1
A powerful, privileged social class.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- They spoke disparagingly of America's white overclass.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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overclass
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English class English overclass From over- + class.
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Translations
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- French: overclass — Translations