Phrase guide
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adj
Alternative spelling of second-class.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
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noun
The second-lowest rank in the Boy Scouts of America, between tenderfoot and first class.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
A class of travel, inferior to first class.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
A class of postage with delivery times slower than first class.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, uncountable
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adverb
by second class conveyance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
a class of accommodations on a ship or train or plane that are less expensive than first class accommodations
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cabin class, economy class
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Broader terms: accommodation
noun
not the highest quality in a classification
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: inferiority, low quality
noun
not the highest rank in a classification
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: rank
History
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Across languages
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